Lament

Hour upon minute, second upon whim
Must I count now the time gone by?
Never again shall I call to the Golden Wood
Never again taste the waters of Rivendell
My eyes have been forgotten, my name means
little now
Another face in the sea of humanity, I have become
What could be better than this?
My mother and brothers are mourning
My father and grandmother have said their goodbyes
I don't know why I am crying
Sobs of sorrow and elation all at once
Aragorn, why did you have to love me?
Why could you have not changed your fate?
I have chosen, yet must I love to death?
Is love not sacrifice?
May I find the gifts of joy and not sorrow,
may I once again find peace