Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.
Author's Note: Second freeverse – it's about Luna, by the way. It's called Escaping Reality. The prompt was believe. R&R please! (:
what they don't understand is that her insanity is her way of escaping reality.
they call her crazy; insane, a loony
(but then again, who isn't?)
but the truth is that long ago
(when she was just a little girl, nine years old)
she learnt the truth; the harsh, cruel truth -
the world isn't a happy place.
(and only the insane survive.)
.
and she didn't believe at first,
but then she started falling -
down&down& d o w n
(into the black abyss that was insanity)
until she couldn't tell
(make believe from reality)
or
(magic from science)
or
(anything, really)
because she was numb, numb from the pain and despair and the world
(and, darling, this numbness is what they call insanity.)
.
and she stayed in that pitch-black abyss for a while
playing heartless, because she just doesn't care
(years, days, seconds – does it really matter?)
floating, dreaming -
dying.
(slowly, s l o w l y)
but, dear girl, you can't stay that way forever.
because, sometimes, all you have to do its wait -
...
...
stay alive, darling – be patient
.
there'll be someone
(a dark-haired, green-eyed someone)
who'll pull you from your abyss
show you the beauty of the world
(a real friend – your first friend)
and then set you
f r e e
.
and you love rolf, yes; but harry will always be your hero.
.
and yes, you know you're
damaged -
(still crazy, but no longer heartless)
but you're
(happy, beautiful)
and you'll get your happily ever after, finally.
.
(The End.)