A/N: Happy 'The Danger Always Starts Today' Day! Seriously, Harry should just stay in bed all day. Anyway, the story behind this poem is that I didn't think I could write one about Ron and Hermione. So I tried anyway.
you jump, I jump, Jack, she thinks
her Muggle side showing through
they held hands like lifelines
as they faced down their foes
friends
from the start to the bitter end
fighting fate just to stay alive
crushes
as new feelings blossomed
unfurling like a rose in spring
partners
who had each other's backs always
no matter what came their way
lovers
ever since one night in June
cold but for the two of them
as war clashed around them
their lips met
desperate
needing
loving
it was tough
but they made it through
now
it's time to decide
to embrace it all
or to run and hide
she lays it all out
and asks him to jump
he nods, pulse racing
their eyes squeeze closed
she steps forward and off
other life falls away
she drops like potatoes
but he doesn't
her arm jerks back
her elbow jars
grips slip and release
she rides the freefall
getting deeper and deeper
while he watches from afar
alone, she hits the ground
alone, she cries
she knows she can't blame him
it's not straightforward
it's not something you can force
there are fears and there are doubts
a distraction can steal your attention
and the drop might seem too great
it's a big commitment, to fall in love
maybe he couldn't, with her
maybe he wasn't ready
maybe he didn't want to, with her
she didn't exactly choose it either
after the first step over the ledge
the choice was out of her hands
she knows she can't blame him
but it's still hard not to
because it hurts
and the hurt like scapegoats
and he makes a convenient one
still
there is no expiry date to friendship
the three of them against the world
so she snaps and she cries
but then she forgives him
and she starts to move on too
it's agonising, but she has her boys
and she knows she always will
even when he dates
and she dates
but not each other
and when he falls
and she falls
but with other people
crushes
lovers
partners
friends