A/N: Freeverse six- prompt is hide.
They've all found their ways
To hide
For just a little while
Before they go out
And fight
Pretend that throwing curses
Watching people die
Doesn't affect them
James wraps himself
In Lily
Provokes her into arguments
To pretend that the world
Hasn't changed
That they're still just kids
That there's nothing worse
Than not taking out the trash
Or calling her ridiculous pet names
In front of her parents
And it works
Just a little bit
And their little bubble
Is hidden away from the dark for
A while
Remus hides himself
In Marlene
Because no matter that her hair
Is not really black
Or that her eyes are more blue than grey
It's the closest thing he's got
And he knows he's weak
Because he's using this girl
To protect himself
From a broken heart
Because he needs her
To hide something that might be
(love)
And it's almost
Like he can hide from the war
When he wraps himself
In her
Sirius hides
In laughter and bad jokes
Because not even his motorbike
Can go fast enough
To get away from memories
And maybe he
Steals moments from Remus
To wrap himself in
Protect and hide himself
When it's Bella and Cissy
(no, Bellatrix and Narcissa)
Throwing curses at him
Peter pretends
And it's the strength of his lies
To himself that hide
Him from the true pain
Of the war
But sometimes he sees
It all
When a girl has her arms
Sliced off
And the taste of her blood
Lingers in his mouth
And he finds that firewhiskey
Lets him hide
Lets him drown the taste away
So they hide when they can
Use one another
For a little bit of
Happiness
When the world is about to collapse
And maybe it's wrong
Because Lily's eyes
Shine just a little bit less
Each time that James comes home late
And she cries when she
Has to heal a girl whose arm
Is gone because of a curse
That was invented by her
Once upon a time best friend
Because Marlene will be left
With a broken heart
And emptiness when this is over
Unless a curse claims her first
And death claims her for himself
Because Sirus won't ever grow up
(not truly)
Because that means letting go
Of his pranks
Facing how the world is
Instead of coating himself
In stolen moments
Because Peter
Will one day find that
When he's drunk and hurting
And his friends aren't there
He'll say yes
When he should have said no
And he'll find that
Even the taste of blood
Hurt less
Than the screams of them
So they hide
For as long as they can
Because pretty soon
They won't be able to
Hide anymore