A/N: Err . . . another go I'm having at poetry. I actually thought of this some time ago, thinking about making it into a story, but scrapped it when I realised that I have two stories yet to continue (not to mention finish - I'm working on it, guys, I'm working on it!) This is rather weird - so sue me. Actually, on second thoughts, don't. But you can review, though. Even if it //is// to flame . . .

Disclaimer: Of course I'm JK Rowling. And hell is just a sauna. And Cornelius Fudge is having an affair with Voldemort. Not to mention the world has just stopped spinning. And also- OK, OK, I'll stop with the sarcasm now.

WARNINGS: SLASH! But not Lucius-on-Draco (for once). But there are certain (yet extremely mild) hints of it, so if incest (or SLASH) irks you, hit the back button now! Otherwise, read, enjoy, and REVIEW!

~ He Cried Inside ~

There was a kind, thoughtful boy

With fair hair that didn't have single curl

Who believed that everything was good

Until his father broke the idea of his perfect little world

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When he was small and his father hit him

He would always cry out in woe

But that would mean more torture

And his angelic-like innocence was torn from him long ago

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To the world around

He appeared cold, cruel, uncaring

But the abuse and pressure form his father

Was almost overbearing

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He was an insolent pest

In his father's eyes

His self-belief gradually disintegrated

But he never cried

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He tried to make his father proud

But he would never succeed

Because of this he felt so empty

That he took to making himself bleed

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But then there came

That tiny ray of light

In the form of Harry Potter

And at once he knew that he wasn't going to give up without a fight

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For as each day passed

He grew more and more in love

With the boy who seemed untouchable

And sent from the heavens above

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When he was with his father

He always cried inside

Because that was the one thing

That he could always hide

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And gradually his love for Harry

Grew into an obsession

He started stalking him

And if he didn't see him he'd fall into depression

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And one day he got cornered by //the// love of his life

He started feeling excited - could he possibly feel the same way?

"I know what you're doing, Malfoy," he spat

"And I just want you to go away!"

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He started protesting desperately

"But I just want to make you happy!" he said with a cry

"If you really mean that," said the Boy-Who-Lived coldly

"Then you'd just curl up and die!"

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This comment broke the fair-haired boy

And Draco sat in his room every single day

But no matter what he did

Harry's words just wouldn't go away

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So he let out the feelings

That he could not hide

That very same boy

Who cried inside.