she had always wanted the sea
it was one of the long and unexplainable desires
(one that she didn't have to share with Astoria)
her little secret
she tried to tell everyone
but they just laughed
breaking her h e a r t
"If you ever talk to him again, I will kill you."
{she cried out in agony}
please
don't leave me, Astoria
please don't leave me
but Astoria always left
"I'm sorry, Mr. Greengrass, but she just isn't suitable for our son."
[couldn't we have your other daughter?]
if only they knew
sometimes she'd wish she was a Weasley
it was another secret
(another lie)
she wished for someone to hold her
male or female
{someone to love)
"Daphne! How did you get these scratches?"
she held her face in her hands and cried
"Please, mummy, please—"
(don't stop loving me)
b u t
she never found her words
what're we sailing for?
year after year
Astoria left
left her to sob quietly
alone and sad
terrified
{of herself}
drowning
in the big
blue
sea