Red and Gold and You
For Taylor (Semblance of Sanity)
Did you know, my love, that the first time I saw you,
Everything in my world turned red
And gold, and
Nobody looked quite as handsome as Gryffindor's newest Lion:
.
A boy who went by the
Name of
Dean Thomas.
.
So can you blame me, my love, for trying
Everything I could to talk to you?
And can you forgive me for the
Mishaps - for the roses, for the
Unsigned Valentines, for the
Serenades that made you cringe?
.
(Admit it: you secretly
Really
Enjoyed them all)
.
There was no hope for us back then, was there - not at first, not
As schoolboys, not when I was too timid and
You were too busy
Loving all the wrong people - and not when the
Only thing was had in common was a Common
Room and a Dormitory and a
School.
.
Oh, but things are different now, my love.
Now we have the Battle in common, and the Victory, and
Each other, and
.
The memory of the
Room of Requirement, where we stood hand in hand
Under floating candles and admitted we'd loved
Each other from the very first day.
.
Please, my love, make me
A vow, because since the moment we met
I have lived in a world that is
Red and gold and you, and
I cannot go back to the grays of the past. So promise me
Now, my love, that you will
Grow old with me, and let me die one day in your arms.
Now go back and read only the first letter of each line ;)
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[Battleship Challenge: Floating candles, awkward serenades]
[Heads or Tails Challenge: Write in first person past tense]
[Globetrotter Competition: Lisbon, Portugal – Write about someone who is completely devoted to another person]