A/N: *nervousness* Yup, I'm giving this another shot. I'm going to get good at poetry...which means I need to suck at it first. Anyway, pleasepleaseplease read through this and tell me what you think, what I can fix, etc.

Hope you enjoy it! :)


it's not a candle of hope, it's a bonfire

-oOo-

hopes

dreams

wishes

desires

-o-

he has his fair share of those

he hopes to become strong

dreams of protecting what he l•o•v•e•s (those he loves)

wishes that he was better

desires that his life is worth living

-o-

{he is an ambitious man}

-o-

above all, though, he (hopes)dreams(wishes)desires her

hopes that she will understand him

dreams that she will l o v e him

wishes that she would just accept him

desires that she would be his

-o-

{he wants those twinkling green s˚t˚a˚r˚s to never leave his eyes}

-o-

he hopes that she would look at him with admiration, not contempt

whisper soothingly into his ear, not shout in brazen anger

smile brightly, happily, lovingly at him, not sneer in irritation

-o-

{Lily Evans isn't happy with him; she seldom is}

-o-

he dreams that she is laughing joyously with him

that their hands are con(j∞in)ed together

as [o]n[e]

that they are in sweet, passionate, beautiful love

-o-

{he knows it's a dream, though. oh, he definitely knows}

-o-

he wishes that she would see that he loves her

that she would understand that he is serious

that she would get that he wasn't(isn't) fibbing

that she was his&his&his only

-o-

{he doesn't want anyone near her; he's a selfish man, too}

-o-

he desires to capture those full lips in a passionate kiss

to have her shout his name in pleasure, not anger

to gaze into her emerald orbs, get lost in their depths

to ask her why she doesn't see it, that he's in love with her

-o-

{and he wants to hear it in return}

-o-

but he knows that he can't

he understands that it's not time

realizes that it's too early

she's not ready; she's not prepared

-o-

{she always was a bit flighty; she likes her control}

-o-

he knows that he'll have to tread carefully

that he'll have to be cautious

that he can't be too impatient

-o-

{this is Lily Evans; he can't mess up}

-o-

but he can't give up

[won't give up]

he'll persist and try and persevere until he succeeds

-o-

{because he knows he will; he is certain}

-o-

he'll wait for her

a n d w a i t a n d w a i t andwait

he'll wait until he can wait no more

but he will never, never give up hope

-o-

it's not a candle of hope that is lit in his heart

nor is it a single, flickering flame

it's a roaring

b

o

n

f

i

r

e

-o-

because hope is what keeps him going

-oOo-

it's what keeps everyone going


A/N: Yes. It probably wasn't that good...but tell me what I can fix, please? :3