A/N- This is just a moderate-length poem expressing Katniss's feelings right after Prim *MOCKINGJAY SPOILER* dies in Mockingjay. Please read and review... and please don't pick apart the sentences. See it as a whole, not as a bunch of words clumped together. Thanks. -Ace


Not My Choice

Don't blame me for what happened
Though I know the blame is mine
Around me, life is shattered
And I'm trying not to cry

I was chosen, I was broken
I was built into a flame
But who knew I didn't want the wings?
Don't want to play the game

The prospects of the future
Were held bright- just within reach
But every time I reached for them
I only caught the grief

This wasn't what I wanted
For this isn't what I need
Even if I'm selfish
Even if my wants are greed

Every day I feel the pain
It never goes away
Every night I dream a dream
A nightmare through by day

But the choice is never easy
And the choice is never mine
Around me, life is shattered
And I'm trying not to cry.