By J. Redd
This poem is based on characters and situations created and owned by Lucasfilm, Ltd. No money is being made by digital publication of this material and no infringement is intended.
Alone
I came
without father or mother
they took me in
raised me as though I was their own
Alone
I stand
the grief burns inside me
until my heart is as seared
as the bodies before me
Another
comes to teach me
wonders beyond imagining
but he is cut down
gone in a heartbeat
leaving me once again
alone
A dream
a journey
I seek out a master
a mentor
size matters not
luminous beings are we
strength flows from the Force
But I must go
I cannot stay
I will come back
I promise
so I leave my master
alone
No
it can't be true
it must be a lie
his words rend my heart
as his blade severs my hand
the pain of the former
greater than the pain of the latter
Death of a dream
losing him again
a burden that must be borne
in secret
must be borne
alone
Hope
a tiny flame
there is still good
buried within
my father is alive
deep inside
A promise to keep
a journey to make
master don't leave me
you have so much to teach me
I can't go on
alone
Again I face him
Father
come with me
see what I see
throw off the mask
that conceals the man
I know you to be
You don't know the power
of the Dark Side
I must obey my master
as will you
he is your master now
A test
a battle
without and within
I will not turn
I am a Jedi
like my father before me
Young fool
you will pay the price
for your lack of vision
white hot agony
consumes me
Father please
help me
The light of the Force
kindles goodness
banishes darkness
a Jedi returned
a father reclaimed
I wish
I could have
known him longer
been stronger
saved his life
as well as his soul
For now
I am once again
alone
Aunt
uncle
teacher
master
father
have gone the way of all things
it is the way of the Force
Who will guide me
who will help me
I must rebuild what is destroyed
find what is lost
teach what is forgotten
who will help me
pass on what I have learned?
