"Ten minutes ago,you could see the entire horizon. Now on the dusk-the first stars... So dark. So dark. So dark." That's the quote for this poem. Thanks for everyone who suggested quotes! This poem is basically in anyone's POV who died, slowly, during Mockingjay. It could be someone from District 8's hospital (before it was destroyed), someone in the Star Squad, someone from the Capitol, a random citizen of District 13, a Peacekeeper... anyone. Your pick.
Before they came,
Invaded life,
It was peaceful,
Quiet,
Serene,
Unmoving Before
The blinking eye.
Before they came,
Every night,
I watched the stars,
Rise slowly
Above the setting sun,
Bright twinklings
Hidden,
Unknown,
Mysteriously awaiting
Day before they
Faded,
Leaving us with
A gentle glow,
A gentle peace,
A gentle awe.
Before they came,
You could see
Far out
On the horizon,
Picking up
Every detail
With a perfect sense
For beauty:
The dew of morning
Settling softly on
A soft, white rose,
The beautiful wings of a
Butterfly,
Stretching in the evening light,
A small child,
Running,
Playing,
Laughing,
Teasing,
With no other cares
In the world,
At peace with it.
Before they came,
You could see the light,
You could see the day,
And when night came,
Darkness never reigned,
For a soft sprinkling
Of sunlight
Across the black canvas
Of night,
Lit the way,
The first stars at
Dusk,
But then they came,
And after they came,
Then, darkness reigned,
Night or day,
Was there any light? Nay,
No light for the white rose,
No light for the butterfly's wings,
No light for the laughing child,
And no light for me,
For when they came,
And when they attacked,
They took me away,
And now, today,
With dusk closing in,
The stars are blotted out, by the
Thick clouds of black smoke,
Swirling up
To the black sky,
And by Death,
By Death that they brought
With them,
When they came.
And now, it is
So dead,
So Death,
So dark.
So dark.
So dark.
Sooooo... What did you think? Review and let me know! :)