Remember when SkyClan was forced from their home in the forest, and had to flee to somewhere else? Well, the journey to a better place was very hard, and all the cats suffered before SkyClan was scattered. This poem is a SkyClan queen speaking to her kit one night during the journey. Written 10/9/09

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Bitter Hope

Hush, my little kitten

The skies are full of rain

But the storm cannot drown out the sound

Of warriors crying in pain

Our ribs jut from sides

But our eyes are sunken in

We're fighting a war against life

And I fear we cannot win

But hush, my little kitten

I want to sleep tonight

For when again daybreak comes

We will continue to fight