Disclaimer: All right… I confess they are not mine. They are JKR's :).

A/N: This Poem is dedicated to Kerstin (Wishing for a love like this); I told you I couldn't write a poem and here's the prove :). And it's also dedicated to Courtney (Princessdza) and Lowri (Bluekiwibubble) because they have read and reviewed every single chapter of my every single story in English ;). Thank you so much for that.

So here goes, my first clumsy attempt at poetry, lol.

Summary: These are Remus' feelings after rejecting Nymphadora for the first time.

The Reason I Breathe

Late in the night I stare at the moon and I shiver;

Not from the cold in the dark,

But from the stabbing pain in my heart

Caused by the bearing of this mark,

The mark that have altered my fate.

I feel like crying a river,

I feel like sobbing… I feel desolate.

……………………………………

A single tear rolls down my face,

Though my heart is wrenched

And tore into a million pieces.

My mind, my spirit, my whole being is drenched

In your love, in your faith.

But I know that somehow I have to surface

From this lethargy, this dream, this glee

That takes hold of my soul whenever you're here with me.

……………………………………

Without you I am hollow

But with me you would not be safe.

So my heart I cannot follow,

And I silently cry all my grief and my ache

To the moon that I fear and I hate.

……………………………………

For you I renounce…

The strongest feeling, my precious gift;

Your love for me, my last chance

Of being happy, of being free

In this life of misery.

……………………………………

Because of this mark I renounce

My love for you… this love I feel so deep.

So strong that keeps me awake at night,

And makes me dream when I finally fall asleep.

……………………………………

Your love I cannot have

Though it makes me ache inside,

Your love I will not accept

Not even at the turn of the tide.

And though your sore I painfully regret,

For you I must be brave.

I bear a mark, I'm under a curse

And nothing… anyone could this man save

Nor do I deserve such purse.

……………………………………

I'll just remain lost and lonely in this empty road,

The road of this existence that I loathe.

But I want you to know

That until time is through

I'll be here for you

Granting everything you need.

And I'm pledging you this vow

That as long as I live

You would be the reason I breathe.

……………………………………

The End

A/N: As I said before this is my first Poem and I actually can't believe that I wrote it :). Anyway please read and leave me your thoughts in a review.