Hi! So this was writen two notebooks ago, in November. I took it out and started reading again. I polished it up, changed a few things and now here it is! This is the first poem that's published as a poem alone, so I hope you all enjoy it!

Disclaimer: I own nor Silena, nor Charlie, nor Luke, nor Percy nor the book series.

Because of This Place

Because of this place, I know to look people in the eye

I know how to swing a sword, and how to win a fight

I know that people do and don't have the sight

And I know that even the strongest and bravest heroes cry

Because of this place I know right and wrong

I have friends at campfires with which to bellow a song

I learned how to live, and I learned who I was

I learned about monsters and the where, why, because

Because of this place I'll never look at beaches the same

I know that the best are hidden under labels of 'bulky' and 'lame'

I know just what I'd do to protect the one that proved it in the midst of war

And I know that every time I do it, it'll just hurt me more

Because of another place I know what it's like to cry

But not just tears, to cry your soul

I know how it hurts be the mole

I know how hard it makes it to watch life and efforts go by.

Because of that place I gave heartbreak a new definition

I gave sad songs and poems a whole new partition

And finally my knees gave out, and I accepted a gun to my head

But the barrel swung around and shot who I loved instead.

Because of this place I drew daggers and swords

I ran into battle, and fought for Ladies and Lords

My conscience attacked along with my heart,

And this place's people made me do what I should've done from the start

Because of that place I lost what mattered most

I ran into battle knowing I'd come out, as best as a ghost

But that place drove me to the point where I didn't care

I had nothing of value to lose, I had only a broken, mad glare

Because of that place, I murdered my man

I didn't hold the knife, but the blame I shared

And as my eyes are closing, and I breathe and explain while I can

I hope they know that it's because of them that I cared.