Hey, everyone! I wrote this poem when The Hunger Games movie was out in theatres and posted it a few days after that. One of my latest reviewers (who sent me a wonderful and very flattering review, I may add) mentioned that I misspelled "Breathe" so I went back and fixed that up. I also noticed that all the stuff I wrote here in the author note-which most people, me included, don't even read-made me sound like a complete nut job, and I decided to deleted all of that out of this too. I am still very much a fangirl, but at least this AN is much less scary to read. ;)
This poem is free verse so each line doesn't always rhyme (hence it being called "free verse"). Reviews are still cherished and critiques on how to make this humble piece of work better are always welcomed-so long as they don't just say "this sucked a lot". Flames are for fireplaces, not fiction-fan or otherwise. :)
I am obviously not Suzanne Collins, and I'm not receiving any monetary gain from my writing; any copyright infringement is unintentional. All rights of The Hunger Games belong to Suzanne Collins and the movie makers, I just happened to be inspired by their work and created this for both other's enjoyment and my own.
Now without further ado, here is If Only. ~ Knowing Grace over and out!
If Only
Breathe in
All I can hope to feel
Is nothing deep inside
It's hanging just outside my reach
And I only want to hide
From all the painfulness in life
It's getting much too hard
This pressing on
So I'll lay down my arms
Give up this fight
Quit on this war
So I can sleep tonight
And I will fight no more
Fight no more
If only I could. . .
If I could. . .
If only. . . .
Just one thing keeps me
Running through these trees
What is that, you may ask
I'll tell you the truth
It was a promise that I gave
So I must go on, go on
And I breathe in
All I don't want to feel inside
Is following me
Chasing me through the woods
Dogging me through the day
Haunting me in dreams
Till they crash over me
With visions of smiles and tears
Hopes and fears
And all I want to do
Is just give in
Just give up
If only I could. . .
If I could. . .
If only. . . .
But I live on another day
fleeing from the hunters
Who lust for blood
Spilling scarlet innocence
Upon the fallen leaves
Praying that I can beat this nightmare
And awaken again
To the real world
To love
So I breathe in
And race on towards the goal
Swinging my sword
Drawing back my bow
Sending an arrow through the air
Along with a song
Of hope in vain
And I wish for the end
Of it all
So I can return
To life
If only I could. . .
If I could. . .
If only. . . .
Breathe in
It's somehow over now
And I can go back
To the way it was
Before the blood
Before the tears
Before the shame
Before the scars
If only I could. . .
If I could. . .
If only. . . .
~Knowing Grace