A/N-- Per request of Rue-her-death.

Disclaimer--that's right, I disclaim anything that gets me in any sort of trouble XD.

Mrs. Everdeen's POV. (A.K.A. Ophelia, A.K.A. Katniss' mom.)


Is this how life is going to be,
for the rest of my daughter's days?
Will she never be able to see,
the error of her own ways?

It seems that she's acting as I did,
and distancing herself from life.
Still, she's just a kid,
and shouldn't have to deal with such strife.

So when I checked out,
is this how she felt?
I don't have a doubt,
of how poorly they dealt.

I don't think I can handle,
my baby being so sad.
Her light is flickering like a dying candle,
I know that she misses what she had.

And I miss what I had in her,
before she won those Games.
Mostly I miss what we were,
a family, by all other names.

My dear Katniss, please,
come back to your family and your win.
I won't let you go and freeze
me out of your life again.

Is this how it feels to lose?
Even though my daughter won,
I can't help but think that this fuse
is lit, but it's only begun.


A/N--R&R&R! (The third R is for request xD). REVIEW!!!