stanzas

Oh, how things have changed
Her life has been disarranged
No more hunting or visits to the hob
Gale and past memories make her heart throb

President Snow makes a threat
Katniss has to accept and shudders with cold sweat
When will this love game end
For Katniss hates to pretend

The victors move by train to district eleven
Compared to district twelve it looks like heaven
There on the stage are the families of the fallen
Rue and Thresh will never be forgotten

The visits through the districts go on and on
To stare upon all the faces takes more than just brawn
Into the Capitol the victors arrive
With marriage in the air, will Katniss and Gale ever survive

Head Gamekeeper Plutarch shows a watch
The Mockingjay is the main topic of talk
District eight has started to rebel
Katniss and Gale plan to escape before the Quarter Quell

A new Peacekeeper has been sent
Gale would have died if it weren’t for Katniss’ ascent
Days have grown weary
As the relationship with the Capitol gets eerie

The border fence buzzes to life
Bonnie and Twill give news that stabs like a knife
Could District thirteen really have survived
The news on the television seems that they may have been revived

The Quarter Quell card was read
Katniss could only drink herself to bed
The training began
And the victors started an elite like gameplan

The reaping repeats
Katniss and Peeta study film to learn of the other victors’ deceits
They sit and watch the Quarter Quell
As they learned that Haymitch cheated the games as well

The opening ceremonies in the capital start
The tributes dress and climb in their chariots ready to depart
Strategy is discussed at dinner
After training the field of allies grows thinner