Blink

by nerdybirdy97

This is a poem I made based off of Katniss Everdeen's thoughts during the Hunger Games. Might be a little bit OOC. I do NOT own the Hunger Games for I am not as talented as Suzanne Collins, I only own the poem. Read and Review! Criticism is welcomed!

"Blink"

Open, Close, Open, Close

This is how it always goes.

I remind myself as I lie here,

That the others are still near.

One long blink and I'll be gone,

Hunted down for the taking at dawn

How short life can be,

Yet it's the longest for me.

I blink back tears in my eyes,

As I think of my future demise.

One more fight I tell my brain,

Though even that, can't stop the pain

Slowly I sit up straight,

As I endure the tedious wait.

But then I hear the cannons sound,

I dread the news making my heart pound.

Is my only companion now dead?

I look up, no, it's wasn't the boy with the bread.

The breath I was holding I release with a sigh,

As I search the arena's generated sky.

Eleven dead, thirteen are left in the Games,

The winner granted fortune and fame.

But I won't fall into the capitol's greed,

For unlike them, at home I have mouths to feed.

I make my face emotionless, for I'm not alone,

Everyone is watching me suffer back at home.

Don't show your pain, at least try to bluff,

For sponsors don't want weak, but tough.

I'm going to fall asleep soon,

As I shift in my man-made cocoon.

In seconds I begin to sleep,

Knowing my awaiting future is meek.

I try to convince myself of a happier fate,

But while in the Hunger Games I know it's too late…