diclaimer: i do not own anything.
dedication: to English discussions – mr. miller, ily.
notes: i kind of wanted to play with repetition, and this was the first thing i thought of.
notes2: contains massive mockingjay spoilers and my own pretty little fucked up thing where the capital comes back.
notes3: also, i had assumed the children had been given names, and when i checked they hadn't, so i just made up some.
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(Just like her mother— they say)
No room for mistakes,
she rushes to victory,
arrow successfully slicing through her chest,
blood spattering around the arena.
Her eyes are emotionless,
as she leaves the scene,
not needing to contemplate her kill.
Just like her mother— they say,
and she closes her eyes to the world.
Just like her mother— they say,
and she opens them,
and they are no longer bright and warm.
Just like her mother— they say,
as she turns into a killer.
She vaguely pities the little girl,
who suffered the wrath of her arrow,
but says nothing as she pulls it out of the body,
cleaning the spearhead for further use.
Just like her mother— they say,
but Rose disagrees.
Because, after all—
her mother held remorse.