the grass that surrounds our house is green,
yet our children laugh and run around on the land
of a graveyard, knowing not of this horrid scene.
katniss and i, we finally built our life, hand in hand,
trying to leave behind our nightmares
that come back to haunt us every night.
our children, they help with our despairs,
helping us forget, for only a minute, until twilight
comes back to haunt us again. some nights we lay,
holding each other's hands, wide awake,
imagining a life where we weren't dreaming in gray,
and we no longer worry about our lives being at stake.
in these moments, i remind myself of our love,
it's real, it's something i can dream of.
