Rise

by PhantasyPhan13

I'm not a big Hunger Games fan and I've only read book one, but I wrote this poem about Katniss's persistence anyway. It's supposed to capture her will to fight on for the ones she loves, even if she does get depressed at times. This is for you, diehard Hunger Games (and Katniss) fans. Enjoy!

Rise

Down below with the others here

Never thought I could rise and save those so dear

But then my name was drawn, and I saw death before my eyes

But then I saw that perhaps it wasn't my demise

And now, with all that's happened, I've found that I've become

A rising star.

In the woods and in the meadow I've trekked

When I took my sister's place, I thought I was wrecked

I've lost more than I could find

And yet I'm rising up, never beaten down or left behind

I am the Mockingjay.

And when first I felt the fear

Rising up and around so near

That's when I found my destiny

And now I've found what no one sees

I've fought and fought again

Through the heartbreak, tears and pain

And through the fire and the storm

Yet I'm rising up, never beaten down or left behind

I am the Mockingjay.

And now I'm starting to catch fire

Rising and flying ever higher

With the wind and gale behind me

Who will ever catch my soul or find me?

Yet still I rise

Like a phoenix in a blaze

No matter what enemies I face

I can always take the right ways

All the world's turned against me

And left with a choice I'd rather not make

It felt like my heart could really break

But still I had to do what my soul told me

And I've never regretted it, though I've been shoved and turned away

Yet I'm rising up, never beaten down or left behind

I am the Mockingjay.

In the final battle I fought

I lost a loved one, and my heart

Felt like a river with water not

I thought I'd never start again

But still I fight my way through the night and day

Never stopping, never resting in my quest to save and protect.

I chose my path, and I've never turned back

If you try to stop me, I'll find a way around you

That's just the way I am

You'd think I'd stop with all the luck turned against me

But I always come through no matter what

I feel sometimes like perhaps I shouldn't have done what I have in the past

Yet I'm rising up, never beaten down or left behind

Always fighting for what I know is right

Never looking before nor behind

Always with the spirit of the fire and the wind

Never winding down, never settling in one place

With Destiny and Death blowing in my face

But yet I've always made it out and I always will

Even if that means I have to fight or kill

I'm the rebel in the crowd

I'm the tiger in the fire

I'm the one who's out of place

I'm the one who'll always rise

Never beaten down nor left behind

I am the Mockingjay.