Once upon a time

There was a lad

The friend of a maiden fair

Lily was her name

She was the most wonderful maid

Beautiful in every way

~oOo~

So brave

So full of joy and life

Vibrant, like sunlight

She enlightened my days

Even when

We went our separate ways

~oOo~


I never forgot her eyes, so full of promise and life

The day I first met her, they shone like emeralds

Dancing green lights

~oOo~


Her hair a veil of fire

Flames in her trail

~oOo~

But alas, we went our separate ways

Yet, I will never forget

And I cannot forgive myself

She died, struck down by light as green as her eyes

~oOo~

She sacrificed her life

But hailed and named

"The Boy-Who-Lived"

Her son survived

I remember the day he arrived

To haunt the halls of Hogwarts, my refuge, my domain

~oOo~

His hair was black like mine, like his Dad's

But he was not mine, although I many times

Wished he would have been

But, alas, his reflection was not mine

No, his face bore the likeness of another man

My nemesis from day one

~oOo~


But in his eyes, his eyes

Shone the reflection of her

My only love

A memory

of Golden Days

That once were

~oOo~

He never knew

Not until the very end

But his gaze

Made me brave

~oOo~


Through all the pain

His gaze

Ignited me to take a stand

He became

The Flame

~oOo~

Proclaiming that neither hate

Nor Death

Should prevail

Not have the final say

~oOo~


Not even my own hate

Although I must admit,

The pain of seeing

My lost maiden's gaze

In the mirror of James' face

Adding to my own regrets

It turned me in half

Darkened my heart and gaze

Until only pieces remained

~oOo~

But there is a crack in everything

That is how the light gets in

I tried, believe it or not

to leave the past behind

Although the bitterness made me blind

~oOo~


I admit, in many ways, I was a petty man, unfair and unkind

Unwilling, to see past my own lies

In my buried rage

Seeking revenge on a ghost from another time

That is my great shame

And I know my excuses are lame

~oOo~


But at least I tried

With all my might

To guard his life

By being a spy on both sides

~oOo~


Lily, I hope that makes amends

At least, I tried

Walking a thin line

~oOo~

But now, all that is a forgotten tale

Done is the play

I have left the stage

And passed the veil

~oOo~


But at least, I know there is peace

There, on the other side

I was there, at the final end

And when I died

We met one last time

~oOo~

His gaze met mine

Green met black and all was declared

My secrets revealed

Poured into a Pensieve

~oOo~


Like a peace-offering to atone

For all I have said and done

In the eyes of your son

I saw the promise of hope

Forgiveness and peace

And Life goes on

~oOo~

My Lily, I hope we too can reconcile

You may have been another's bride

Another man's wife

But forever you are my friend

In my heart you have remained

~oOo~

James, let us leave the pettiness and rivalry behind

Here on the other side

For the sake of your son and wife

For the peace of our minds

Here, where all is said and done

~oOo~

The curtain is down

The die is cast

Once and for all

Here, on the other side of time

Let us reconcile

~oOo~