The Fateful Hero, Smeagol
By OFK
One little ring changed me
It gave me power, long life,
And mysterious invisibility
How I gained it was indeed a feat
My dear friend, on my birthday,
Surrendered his life and my treat
Oh! It pained me for quite a while!
I was an outcast, tormented, alone
But at last, I endured its long trial
Lurking in dark caves, I lost my true name
The way my birthday gift changed me
Piled me high with guilt and shame
This lasting cough became my new title
"Gollum! Gollum!" I would sputter in the dark
My precious, my beautiful ring, was all that was vital
I had no need for friends, for company
Fish, goblins, and any prey worth my time
Were the only ones who were there for me
I can't recall how long I remained that way
I had lost the memories of light, of warmth,
And the sunshine of day
I had come across a strange little creature
Half the size of a normal man
But still had all the same features
He challenged me to a contest
One that would be simple for me to win, I thought
The subject of it was my best
We recited riddles, taking turns
I would give him my best
But he would give me his worst
He succeeded to puzzle my mind
Much to my dismay
It was my precious I couldn't find
He stole it, that nasty hobbit!
He took my precious away!
I had to chase him down for it!
I wandered far and wide in pursuit of him
He had long been gone, and I was caught
By dreadful creatures who tortured on whim
They demanded his name or I would die
So I told those vile beings all I knew
Even though I didn't know why
I was told that his heir received my ring
So I followed him and his fat little friend
To see what they would bring
It was true! He had my present!
Frodo, the heir, had it on a chain
It was him who I started to resent
I had to have it back!
My beautiful gift, my precious!
I wanted to plan an attack
It was when he found me, he said something strange
I couldn't recall what he was saying
But it sounded like an old name
"Smeagol," he called me then
It was the name I lost so long ago!
Oh, how long it has been!
Smeagol, my brighter side, came out at last
Gollum only became a shadow
Frodo made me a friend, not an outcast
I heard what they were planning on
Destroying my precious ring
Middle earth would be safe as soon as it was gone
Smeagol wanted to help the hobbits out
But Gollum would hear of it at all
He would only argue with Smeagol and pout
Smeagol helped guide them to their destination
But Gollum, lustful for the ring, took charge
He attacked the hobbits with no explanation
He broke Frodo's friendship with his fat hobbit friend
He lured him to a tunnel full of danger
And soon after, nearly met his end
Smeagol never wanted to hurt the hobbits! Never!
But evil Gollum tainted poor Smeagol's mind
He hated hobbits now more than ever
It was that evil, yet beautiful ring, that possessed him
It turned Smeagol into that horrible Gollum
And his heart very dim
He had tried helping the new friends, even if it meant death
But turned darker and colder in the end
He was with his gift when it was destroyed, taking his last breath
Hey der peeps! I wrote this 4 english class... it's supposed to be epic, so yeah... hope u like it! No flames, please! Just be nice and review!
Ja-ne!
-OFK