Hey everyone! This is my third poem for the Hunger Games and I hope you enjoy it! Everyone seemed to love the others and you guys inspired me to write more poems! This is from Katniss's POV. I hope you like it!

It took a lot to show me

How much I really cared

It took a show of life and death

To spark a love that flared

I nearly died and never could

Repay the boy with bread

The weakness made me mad at myself

I faced him always in dread

I heard his name up on the stage

I recognized the debt I'd neglected

I realized then that I couldn't return

Not if his payback was collected

I resolved then to hate him forever

As long as the games were on

Payback or not, a promise was made

That I'd fight until I was gone

Quickly I learned that this wasn't his way

He'd give up his life for mine

Just another debt I could never repay

But he still managed made me shine

We pretended that we were star crossed lovers

That sent the crowds happiness above

Who would think that the boy who I thought I would hate

I could actually come to love

I fought with my feelings, against love and hate

For the boy who knew nothing but love

I fought with myself for what it was worth

For his plans, I knew nothing of

On the roof in the dark he spoke the truth

"I don't want to be a piece in their games"

I realized then that he wasn't to hate

Of my dislike for him, nothing remains

As we rise to our fate, we stand or we fall

All I saw was a shake of his head

I knew he would run, I wanted him too

Maybe one of us wouldn't be dead

I saw him stay with the Careers that night

My rage was something to see

After my attempt to try and kill him

He still wanted to save me

I found him alone by the river, injured

Many of his wounds I bound

In the cave our lips touched for real the first time

Our true love then was found

I watched him nearly die in the cave

Of things beyond my power

I begged and pleaded for someone to help

The feast was announced that hour

I went to the feast and almost died

The knife tracing around my face

It was then that I realized I would die for him

I was saved by a tributes rare grace

He and I were nearly safe

The last group standing upright

We thought that maybe we were going to make it

And then the mutts made us fight

An uneven battle we nearly lost

Against mutts and the last living boy

We fought to the death and we both nearly died

We won though it brought us no joy

The voice then announced only one could go home

And I now faced the boy that was dear

I held out the berries cause we both had to lose

And we faced it without a tear

We were saved just then by the hovercraft above

Without both having to die

I knew that those berries would later cause trouble

But for now it was just he and I

I couldn't bear the thought of living without him

Without his love and his care

Now I'm glad that I held out those berries that day

Cause the rebellion set us free from the snare

Now forever I'll love

And forever I'll keep

The boy with the bread

Who's love runs deep

For me

I hope you guys enjoyed it! Shout out to Tributes of District 2 for the suggestion and to JStar14H and the other authors who were so supportive of my poetry!

See you soon!

~Hawkmaid