Disclaimer: I do not own The Lord of the Rings or any of the characters. I
receive no money for this work.

Summary: This poem is my take on how Gollum must have felt while leading
Sam and Frodo.

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Only To It
By Kalika

Nice, nice and helpful.
But they trust me not.
I lead and they follow
Always wary and watchful.

I pine and I crave.
My responsibility is to it;
Only to it.

Sleep. Sleep,
In wary restlessness,
Not true but feigned,
To trap and snare.

I desire and I wish.
My responsibility is to it;
Only to it.

Hungry. Always hungry.
Harsh land and air
Does obscure the path.
On and on we push.

I fear and I wonder.
My responsibility is to it;
Only to it.

Closer to him we draw.
Despair ever closes
Upon the heels of hope.
It cannot be protected.

I lead and I worry.
My responsibility is to it;
Only to it.

Failure follows haunting.
Every thought and word.
Forward lies our doom
And the doom of all.

I sneak and I plot.
My responsibility is to it;
Only to it.

So close yet so far.
My precious will be lost
By these.these
Hated creatures

I will take and shall lose.
My responsibility is to it;
Only to it.

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Note: This was a separate document before but I decided to join it with
it's two companion pieces as chapters.