Stanzas 1-10 for "The Hunger Games"

In a land that had rebelled before

The districts now live to settle the score

Katniss’ sister is chosen out of thousands of names

And now she must play for her in The Hunger Games

Katniss meets her opponent, Peeta Mellark

Then she recalls a day when all was bleak and dark;

Katniss and her family were starving and filled with dread

And Peeta had help them with some fresh baked bread

The two say goodbye to their family and depart for the train

If only they didn’t have to keep smiling through the pain

Haymitch, their mentor is a drunken fool they say

And he is the one who must teach them to survive the games day by day

He may be a fool, but Cinna their stylist is not

He dresses Peeta and Katniss so that they were hot

Not hot, as in a matter of desire,

But hot as in heat, because they were on fire

Haymitch began to assess their skills

And tells them exactly how to go about their kills

The two train and practice in the arena, but only as fakers

They wait to show their real talents later to the Gamemakers

The Gamemakers didn’t give Katniss much attention,

Which made her lash out, creating a lot of tension

She thought she would be killed, and then go to heaven,

But instead, on her scoring she received an eleven!

Practicing for the interview, was next on the list

Katniss didn’t do very well, she didn’t get the gist

Peeta however, sounded amazing out loud

And he aced it by declaring his love for Katniss to the whole crowd.

Both Katniss and Peeta are nervous for the games to start

And they bond over this topic through a heart to heart

Katniss learns that Peeta doesn’t even want to win

But she keeps her thoughts to herself, and just waits for the game to begin.

Katniss survives the initial fighting

Then finds a tree to sleep in, though it doesn’t seem inviting.

Then next day, Katniss desperately needs water

Eventually she collapses on the ground, completely open to slaughter.

She was ready to die until she thought something new;

Haymitch was trying to give her a clue!

Just as she reached the water at the lake,

A wall of fire descended on her, once again putting her life at stake.