Disclaimer:

This genius on paper

Is his, not my own

The words have brought fame

But the fame is his, and his alone

Forever with Me

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We have always been together

Since the merging of our ways

We have battled

We have trialed

And now come the end of our days

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I am leaving them

Never to return

I am leaving my pain

And sorrow

As I watch from the Elven stern

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I recall our life of greatness

That we forged as a team

I remember the strength

I remember the day we first parted

On the edge of that roaring stream

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I had a task

A terrible task for none other

It was mine to do

Mine alone

So I had to leave my brothers

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From the man of Gondor I fled

Fearing, the burden and its evil

I did not wish it upon anyone

This Ring of Power

That brought me inner upheaval

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I wanted to be alone

So that the others may be safe

I wanted to travel to the place of evil

The mountain of fire

It was my risk to take

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But my brother would not let me

He could not see me go

My loyal friend followed me

Samwise followed me

For he did love me so

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And so we set out alone

The two hobbits of the Shire

We set out into darkness

Into danger

And made it to the mountain of fire

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But that was long ago

And the task is now all but done

The war is over

The Dark ruler is gone

And his terrible evil undone

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Now we stand together

At the mysterious place of Elves

Around us are others

Of Elf and Wizard

Yet we keep the pain to ourselves

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I could not express to them

The courage and brotherhood

That we have shared

That we will always have

The kind that we alone, understood

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I turn to each

And give them parting words

To Pippin, the Knight of Gondor

Merry, the hero of Rohan

And last to Samwise, who too suffered my hurts

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Samwise the Brave!

My friend until forever

He was there in darkness

He was there in fire

At the End the were together

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But now his heart is not so heavy

His mind not so plagued

He can rest now

In a place of peace

Where not a war is waged

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I am leaving now

To a place that they can't come

But they will remain in my heart

These fellow Halflings

For my job here is done

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With one last look

I turn away

I cannot bear it

Though I must

For on Middle-Earth I cannot stay

xxx

The sails unfurl, the wind picks up

The boat moves swiftly across the sea

I look back at the trio

I look back at my friends

And whisper "Forever in my heart, you will be"…