Coals
Burning bright
The substance of life.
A love not noticed until the
Games began in the coal district
Of number 12.
Promises to keep the family fed,
And broken hearts that lead to dread.
Songs of the mockingjays sing
The last notes of life from a small child;
Seemingly to young to murder or be murdered.
A goat, injured,
Burdened with keeping a healing family
Alive.
A sister for a sister,
A love for an unknown love,
A father for the coal.
An inch of coal for the Capitol,
And Katniss Everdeen for the Games.
