Always by Striped Candycane

Summary: I can imagine what you would look like
after being kissed, your burning hair
halo-soft around your face, your lips
half parted, flaming, full...

A train to Nowhere. A cherry red umbrella. A brief brushing. One last chance. An acid green light. What could have been.

These are poems featuring Lily Evans and Severus Snape, told in the tragic hero's point of view.
Categories: Poetry Characters: None
Warnings: None
Challenges:
Series: None
Chapters: 3 Completed: Yes Word count: 543 Read: 6607 Published: 04/01/07 Updated: 02/16/08

If by Striped Candycane

If

If we could
touch
just once
a little butterfly, a brief
brushing
I swear we could make roses
bloom.

The kind you like, the kind
that are yellow and wilt pollen-ugly
the kind with thorns.

I can imagine what you would look like
after being kissed, your burning hair
halo-soft around your face, your lips
half parted, flaming, full.

And then maybe,
Just maybe you would stop
mooning over your books, mouth a crescent
smile-

But.

Your eyes are so deep, so distant,
I cannot see the bottom, so I know
you are thinking about the one I hate, you know
I hate him, so you stay little Mouse-Silent,
little Dream-Silent.

You forget I can read your soul.

But if, just if
I swear the rose will be
Eternal.

Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters and settings are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. No money is being made from this work. No copyright infringement is intended.

This story archived at http://www.mugglenetfanfiction.com/viewstory.php?sid=65655