Title: Would Heroes Lie
Pairing: Unrequited Daphne Greengrass/Harry Potter.
Warnings: We never really know what happens to Daphne, so this is a fantasy poem about her dying in the Battle of Hogwarts whilst waiting for Harry, who never knew that she loved him. Maybe. Possibly? Oh, and it's a rhyming poem. Be warned. Enjoy!
Once upon a t i m e,
In a world of fairy tales and no goodbyes,
Pirate ships and princess gowns,
You were queen and you wore your c/r/o/w/n.
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Your c/r/o/w/n of thorns,
Honey, that cut and mourned,
And tore your heart apart again,
But there's a rainbow at the end of the rain.
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He promised (you missed the second meaning)
He promised you that feeling.
But once upon a t i m e,
Promises were made to d-i-e.
xxx
Once upon a t i m e,
In a world of knights and forever-mines,
You used to be-believe everything h/e/ said,
Everything, no matter who ended up hurt, dead.
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Because he was your h.e.r.o and whywhywhy,
would heroes l i e?
But he left you, sweet,
Alone, terrified, w/e/a/k.
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And you want to scream, yell, hate,
'Cause, hell, who cares about fate?
But you couldn't, you can't, you g-i-v-e-u-p.
Because sometimes, heroes m-e-s-s-u-p.
xxx
Once upon a time,
You all get caught up in the tide.
Because heroes aren't perfect, b a b y,
However much you wish, maybe.
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But you messed up big time, not for fun,
And you became the villain.
But you weren't afraid, not too weak,
(even though you were in so damn deep).
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You still believed, (f/o/o/l/i/s/h), even more,
That your hero would save you like before.
And once upon a t i m e,
Little children and love are simply b-l-i-n-d.
xxx
Once upon a t i m e,
In a world of lies and rhymes and whywhywhys,
You gasp your very last breath -
(one - two - three - death).
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Your hero is nowhere, he is gone,
And you wonder, w.h.y has this gone on so long?
But still, still, you wonder why,
Foolish, but still; you believe the lie.
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Where-where-where is he,
And then, so suddenly, it clicks, before three,
That once upon a this t i m e,
You are going to die;
Because the h/e/r/o never rescues the v-i-l-l-i-a-n.
