Who is she?
by Tenel Jade
Second Draft
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Who is she?
She has many names, and many faces. To
each person, she is known for a different
reason. But to each of them, she has given
the same gift: She has poured her heart,
body, and soul into being there for them.
To Luke Skywalker, she is friend, and
loving wife. She calls herself Mara Jade.
Gentle, caring, supporting , she is there for
him always.
To her young students of the Force, she is
teacher, and Jedi Master. Wise,
understanding, sympathetic of their
troubles, the perfect representation of what
they long to be.
To the Empire, she is dark, foreboding. A
symbol, of the murky course they follow.
No one dare upset the path of The
Emperor's Hand.
To the Force, she is but a gentle child,
innocence and dreams buried, but not
forgotten. She is loyal forever, to the one
constant in her life.
Aunt, wife, apprentice, teacher. She is
all of them, and more. She is not a fragile
woman, but still she hides, behind a mask
of fire. A tiger could not give a show of
anger better than hers. And yet she finds
the strength, to show her feelings well.
Jacen, Jaina, Anakin. Leia, Han, Luke,
Lando. The list of people she has touched,
is so long, it cannot be written on one page
of scroll. She has lifted their spirits, purged
them of darkness, and saved them from evil.
They will remember her always.
But who is she? I do not think she knows.
Feelings and emotions cloud judgment, and
separating the irrelevant from the essential,
is close to impossible.
Of the beauty, strength, and grace, we know.
But of the troubles, fears, and evils her mask
and suit hides, little is known to anyone.
Even Mara Jade.
Legal crap: I own none of the characters. They all belong to Lucasfilm Ltd., and, though I love them, I don't own them.
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