This OS is inspired, firstly, by the marvellous scene of Evey's
rebirth in V for Vendetta. Then by Cowtossing's vid called Padme's
retribution that can be found on youtube. My storyline resembles hers
somewhat. Padmé didn't die but was locked up by Darth
Vader and the emperor. She was tortured in order to find any
information about the rebel alliance. But she never gave in. And now
she is waiting to be executed.
No... I am not anymore:
Padmé Amidala,
the queen
Padmé Naberrie, the senator
Padmé
Skywalker', the wife.
I am not that woman anymore.
I am not
a name anymore.
I am not anymore.
The mask has
dissolved
The white makeup has melted
The red scar has
faded
The thick cloaks
The dark curls
The fine
dresses
I have left them behind.
My beloved husband
My
dearest love
My deepest regret
From kissing to
strangling
From whispering to screaming
From caressing to
torturing.
But I shall not kneel.
But I shall not cry.
But
I shall not beg.
In that cell I contemplate my death.
Trembling
Fearing
Almost crying.
And
then I forgot
And then I remembered
And then I knew
How
blind I was!
How young I was!
How foolish I
was!
Freedom
Courage
Honour...
I had them
in the palms of my hands
on the tips of my
fingers
under my fingernails
But never in my heart.
How right they were...
Those who believe
that emotions can cloud your judgement
that love can
mislead you
that true freedom is beyond attachment
And
that true courage
And that true love
And that true
freedom
Could only by reached by
Letting go.
Truly
living each moment.
And never, never, fearing death.
As the steps grew closer to her cell
Her damp
Her cold
Her
filthy
cell.
She knew that no doors could contain her
anymore
She knew that no doors could stop her anymore
She knew
that no doors could scare her anymore.
She was calm.
She
was conscious.
She was alive.
Beneath her bleeding
heart
Beyond her tired body
Inside her eternal soul
Her every breath accepted.
Accepted the past, future and
present
Accepted the others and herself
Accepted Death.
Every
day a second
Every second a day
Timeless Eternity
She was finally free.
