All the usual disclaimers apply - I own nothing of the Star War universe, I'm just making fragile sandcastles on George's wonderful beach!
A Long Time Ago...
A long time ago,
In my other life,
I was once a Jedi.
As a Jedi,
I humbly served the Galaxy,
When my name was Anakin.
Now I have a new name...
I am a Sith Lord,
And I serve no one,
But the one I call my Master,
The Emperor...
Yet, sometimes, when I dream,
I still see Anakin...
The innocent boy he was,
The Jedi he became,
The proud husband,
And father-to-be.
But the dream becomes a nightmare
Which ends in heat,
And hate, and death...
And as I wake to soundless screams,
My broken body a silent witness
Inside this armoured shell,
I again remember
The flames of Mustafar,
Where Anakin died...
And with him,
The last vestige
Of what I was -
And of what I can never be again...
I was once a Jedi...
But the Jedi are gone.
I helped to destroy them,
At my Master's bidding.
And now nothing remains,
Except for memories.
The Sith rule the Galaxy,
My Master has brought peace.
Peace -
But not for me...
I chose Sith over Jedi,
Darkness over Light,
Power over duty,
And carnage over compassion.
And I did it for love...
Because I loved her so much
I could not bear to lose her...
Yet still she died...
My Master said my anger killed her...
Now my anger is all I have left.
My anger is cold now.
A frozen tangle of fury,
But it still burns,
Brighter than the fires of Mustafar.
And I feel it,
Here - in the place where my heart used to be...
I am broken inside,
Unfeeling, uncaring.
My life a sad shamble of silent regret.
I cared - a long time ago...
I loved - a long time ago...
But I lost everything I ever loved or cared about...
A long time ago...
Everything dies!
Hope dies,
Promises die,
Dreams die,
And even Angels die...
Love is for fools,
And the weak-minded.
I am Lord Vader!
I have the Galaxy in my hand!
But what does it matter?
I gained the Galaxy
But lost my soul...
It is too late now.
There will be no redemption for me,
No way back.
The Dark Side is all I have,
And I embrace it.
My world is Darkness.
My life is Darkness.
My future is...Darkness.
But...a long time ago,
In my other life,
I was once a Jedi...
The End