Shmi, captive of the Tusken raiders, on Tatooine.
Italics is an inner voice urging Shmi to give up waiting for her son to come.
Disclaimer: I own no part (or whole) of Star Wars.
Captive.
Pain.
Suffering.
Trials of endurance.
I am covered with sores and burns.
You crave rest.
But I will not allow rest to come
Till the very day I see my son.
Silence.
In the silence a sound I hear.
I am too weak to look up. Is it what I fear?
Yes. They return to deal you more pain.
I will not give up. I will suffer for the next year
Suffer forever till my son is here.
Tense.
They enter.
And pain takes the centre.
Has the pain ceased or have I merely gone numb?
Weak. Rest you seek.
No. Till I see my son I will not succumb.
Weakness.
I will hold on.
It is your downfall.
It will not be my downfall. I promise...
In my pain I seek solace.
Death, come later, slow your pace.
For there is one last thing I desire
My son, for whom I tire.
Comfort.
I find comfort.
Genuine comfort from my son.
The only comfort will be to rest forever.
I will not rest till I receive comfort from my son's arms.
Only in his embrace will I be safe from harm.
Blood, soreness, suffering, pain.
Day by day I am assaulted for their beastly gain.
But out there – is that what I sense?
Who has just come through the tents?
You will continue to suffer. The only escape is to give in.
Unrelenting.
I endured it all.
Before I see my son I will not fall.
Blood, soreness, suffering, pain.
And in the midst of it all, Anakin.
Come.
Come here, my son.
Let me look upon you, dear one.
Ten years.
Our promise was made ten years ago.
And we have both fulfilled it.
Come here – of this there will be no repeat.
Now I am complete.
Pain.
Numbness.
You are here.
Anakin, over planets and systems I will always be near.
My heart will always be with you; you need not fear.
Anakin.
My son.
Love.
I love...
Weak.
I love y...
Rest you desire.
Suffering.
Pain.
Rest.
You have endured. Rest you deserve.
Anakin.
I love y...
Rest, Shmi.
Rest.
Clarification: When Shmi says "Come here - of this there will be no repeat", it means she knows she's going to die and wants Anakin by her side for the last time.
How did it go? My first attempt at merging poetry and prose. Reviews are welcome :)
