Severus was an

Old man with regrets and looked

Back on his life with

Such disdain that he could see why

His father never cherished him.

The overgrown bat

Of the dungeons made students

Cry silly tears when

He barked insults at them or

Told them extremely harsh truths.

He raped muggle girls

On the Dark Lord's command and

He tortured the spies

That fell straight into his path

And he hated what he was.

One day at Hogwarts

While the battle was going,

Voldemort looked to

Severus and told him that

He must die to serve his Lord.

As Severus felt

His life seeping from the wounds,

He called on Lily

To save his wretched self and

To cleanse his black-hearted sins.

But there wasn't a

Sound as the Potter boy took

The last of it all,

His legacy, his dark truth.

It was time for him to know.

One last loving look

At Lily's emerald eyes

Wouldn't hurt him now.

But it did. For when he reached

Heaven, Lily refused him.