Poem 10: Shepard's Poem called Time to Be with You

(three Canto poem)

Canto 1
I walk in the cold of night, and I'm not sure what to be with.
I try to be with all of my family. But if this reaches you, then remember one thing.
I love you both with my heard and I will love you with it for now on.

You are the best family I can ask for. Uncle Ragan, cousin Kasumi, my beautiful daughter Raela, my father-in-law Rael'Zorah, and my greatest and beautiful wife, Tali.
I wanted you all to know I love you from the bottom of my heart and I want you to be happy. I'm sorry that this has become like Mindoir.
I will try to stand up as long as I can but I'm not sure I can.

But then a light comes to me and I see the great poet Dante.
He tells me, "Do not give up with your fears. Never give up with anything. This words will find you comfort with warmth."
I look at him and I don't know what to say. I am speechless about this. Then I asked, "Who has sent you?"

"A lady has sent me, and I was told a message, 'Dante, please find my husband from Hell. He is the one that gives me life.
I want him to live with me for no one but I don't seem to get an answer from him. He is
disconnected from his body - which is what Thane would say - and I want him back.' She was a nice lady and she even told me her name," the poet said.

"What was her name," I asked him.
He laughed and pointed his finger behind me.

"It was her."
Then I saw you Tali. I didn't mean what I meant. Forgive me.

Canto 2

I see your beauty and I just looked at you like I was stunned.
Then I grabbed your hand but you jerked away. "What is wrong? Do you not like it?"

"John, I do like it but you left the house with a temper. I want you to forgive me because I forgive you."
She looks at me like I know what she wanted. She wanted to have me with her.
She then took her visor off and kissed my hands.
She then took my arm and placed it around her arm.

I looked at her and walked with her.
For an hour, I didn't know what happened.
Then I remembered the poet. I told her about it and she looked at me.

She didn't believe me or did she. I don't know but I wanted to see her again.
I would do anything to help her.

Canto 3

I walked to the house and looked at her.
She was happy that I came back for her.

I opened the door and Raela hugs me very tightly.
I try to get my breath but she is hugging me so tight
It feels like my brain is about to exploded.
She finally lets go and tells me, "Father, don't do that again.
I wasn't sure what might have happened."

I looked at her and I said, "I'm sorry but I was mad.
Forgive me with everything if you want to."

Then I looked at Tali and the rest of the family.
They were worried sick over me. They didn't know if
I died or if I was filing a divorce paper. But I wouldn't file that.
I would be with my Raela and my Tali for the rest of my life.