I do not own Harry Potter or Spoon River Anthology.
LILY EVANS POTTER
(April 1960-October 1981)
It is a honor, to bear a son
Who is predestined for great things.
Yet in a way it smarts the soul.
The power that lies in an infant
Never seems substantial enough.
A mother cannot bear to face it.
It is a pity, to bear a son
Whose destiny the mother shall not see.
Yet I know that through my sacrifice
I spared many lives by taking one.
I shall not complain; I know my worth;
It was my purpose to die for this.
Yet to a mother it seems so cruel
To leave the child all alone.
I died to save his infant life;
Never knowing if he won.