This sort of poem, is in Qui Gon's POV. He is watching Obi Wan
as he struggles with his duty and life. It is long, but I just
couldn't summarize it all.
Through time
Through
space
Through life
My dear Padawan, I am watching you.
As
you struggle
As you smile
As you talk
Sometimes,
Your
voice wavers
Your smile fades
Your gaze lowers
Yet still, you stand.
My son,
My child,
My Padawan.
I see you, as you wonder
About my last words
About this
promise
About your place
Your a knight
You are a
Master
You are a general
You wonder sometimes if I would be proud of you...
I am, my son.
Empathy
Courage
Truthfulness.
Indeed, it seems that I have been successful.
My last words still
haunt
you
hurt you
burn you.
And your gaze falls on your
Padawan
And your voice calls your Padawan
And your
arms hold your Padawan.
Yes, you have well remembered
my lessons.
Keep your concentration here and now, where it
belongs.
And now, I wish I could change my last words
And
now, I wish I had thought about you before my duty
And now, I wish
you could hear my voice...
Reminding you,
Telling
you,
Comforting you,
My Padawan,
I will always be
proud of you.
I will always care about you.
I will always love
you.
From the youthful Padawan
To the solemn Master
From
the youthful face
To the solemn look.
From the youthful grin
To
the solemn smile
Time passes, and you change.
Duty
Love
Grief
You face them courageously yet humbly.
I watch you,
as you stumble
as
you fall
as you rise
And I am proud of you, my Padawan.
Proud of your resilience
Proud of your
empathy
Proud of your faith.
Do you feel me?
Do you hear
me?
Do you see me?
As I think about you
As I try to
encourage you
As my hand is placed on your shoulder.
Serenely
Peacefully
Calmly
You face a new day.
The very
principles of the Order crumble
The very foundations of the Temple
crumble
The dreams of a peaceful republic crumble
Night falls on you, my Padawan.
You stand.
Your heart is breaking but you keep on going.
Broken yet still
standing
Hurting yet still fighting
Bleeding yet still
hoping
I see you, as you face what I have faced.
Your
brother,
Your son,
Your apprentice
with darkness
with
anger
with hate
In his eyes
In his words
In his
actions.
This is not the end my Padawan.
Only I can see
the dark circles around your eyes
the new lines on your
face
the deep crease on your brow
My son.
And now, it all has faded away.
You are alone
You are forlorn
You
are forsaken.
In the dark night.
Kneeling in the sand,
you think
you meditate
you pray.
At last,
I
can reach you.
At last,
I can talk to you.
At last,
I can
appear to you.
There is yet one last duty awaiting you,
My
Son
My Padawan
My Obi Wan
You have not failed.
There
is still a chance.
There is still hope.
There is still
Luke.
And you are not alone:
Hope will be your constant
companion
The Force will be your constant companion
And through
her, I will be your constant companion.
And, the Force will be with you... Always.
