it's too late

by she was the book thief

A poem about Lily's death and Severus's reaction. To remember the thirtieth anniversary of Lily & James' deaths.

he screams soundlessly

the only living thing

a boy

a boy with her eyes

and her body

lying there still

the world has ended

because lily cannot be dead

it cannot be true

please

please

make it not be true

he holds her

body wracked with pain and grief and a feeling

a terrible feeling beyond words

screaming without words

impossible to express his pain

even though nothing was impossible when she was there

but it's too late

and it's all his fault

his fault

no way to change the past

but he wishes