THE SHADOW OF THE PAST
Shadows haunt me in the Night
When all has passed beyond the Light
And thoughts of old come back to taunt
A soul now wasting, faded, gaunt
I fear sleep for all my dreams
Are filled with dread and evil screams
Which plague my mind all night and day
And do not hark my "go away"
Then when I finally close my eyes
The past returns to terrorise
So all I see are golden Rings
Hooded faces, evil things
They chase me to the Eye of Flame
Which tortures me and loathes my name
And sets old wounds and scars alight
Then disappears out of sight
So for a moment, I'm alone
In a dark land, far from home
I curl up in a ball and cry
While golden rain falls from the sky
But this rain burns and weighs me down
And then I know in what I drown
A Sea of Rings fall from the sky
In which is seen the Burning Eye
No, now it's Gollum, wait, it's Sam
I'm going mad, I know I am!
I'm falling, crying, burning, screaming
Wake me up! I must be dreaming!
Wake me up! The fire nears
Help me, please! Nobody hears
It's over, I will be consumed
I can't be saved, the world is doomed
A final scream, my body shakes
"Mr Frodo, please awake."
Mr Frodo? It can't be true
But sure enough, it's Sam I view
And so another Night has gone
And I have lived to see the dawn
But even in the sunlight's rays
The memory of the Ring's ablaze
I'm drenched in sweat but slowly rise
While Sam observes with worried eyes
He's watched this scene play out before
I cannot burden him no more
Through dreams, I can't escape the past
And so the time has come at last
For me to leave across the Shore
For peace and rest in Valinor