Haymitch Abernathy
We gave it all up when our names were drawn years ago.
And even though the trumpets blew, our pain continues still.
I'm not alone, of course, but twenty-four years can take a toll on someone's freedom.
I've been this way for a while, marveling at how others gave up as well.
What can we do? If we even lift a finger, the Capitol will crush us all and hurt everyone involved.
If we lose, the worst they can do is kill us. Just like that. Life would be over.
If we won, though, it would be different. For everybody.