Poems from the Valley of Lost Souls

This is Jack/Kyra's poem for both Riddick movies (and yes, I did see Dark Fury-the live action ones have more depth to work with-if you ever noticed with movies and the bits of info they give you you can make up any character's history and it is your own, no matter what. It is your own-sorry I'm ranting again. I do that)

Every Time I Try (akaI Die Alone Always)

You had my heart from the first time I saw you

Chained like a dog

With that bit in your mouth to keep you quiet

I saw you look around before I blacked out

I awoke in blackness and fear

Wondering if I was dead

No…

There is light

Light but no hope

There is still fear

Try as I may to hide it

I am afraid

To die

To live

To be

To do

To have

To lose

But not you

I am not afraid of you

And the comfort you provide me

One by one

Life by life

We began to die

Only saved by your eyes

Luminescent pools of

Silver

Black

And purple

Shimmering

There is my hope

We survived

They didn't

Life was lost on that planet

That bright planet of darkness

Deserted

Dead

You left me alone

Alone to my thoughts

Sooner or later

I can't remember which

I snapped

Nearly killed him and his wife in my rage

I didn't care anymore

All I wanted was you

And the beast inside

Five years you left me

Until that day

The bright yellow of the sulfur

Contrasting almost chillingly on your tan flesh

But I saved you

Me

I saved you

And then vanished

Watching

Waiting

Disrespectful ingrate

That's what you are

Or maybe

Disrespectful inmate?

I like the first better

I saved myself

From Hell's hounds

And you saved me again

From Hell's gates

I wanted to play

I wanted to kill

I wanted to hurt you

For leaving me

For Jack leaving me

For leaving myself

Ashes to ashes

Dust to dust

Friendship to friendship

Lust to lust

You died

And I ran

So far away

I ran to a dead end

With no way out

I couldn't save myself

And you were gone

So I submitted

I lost my soul

Almost

I saw you alive

And you saved me again

You brought me back

Then I saved you

And both of our fears

Our greatest fears were consummated at once

In one brief moment

A glimmer of light shone through

And we were free

But hope never stays long

There is too much darkness in the world

Too much fear

I whither

On the edge of life and death

Those I've lost talking

To me

Unable to answer I awaken

In your arms

Where I've always longed to be

Goodbye, my love

Don't cry for me

We are all missed

At one time or another

I will miss you

You will miss me

Now

One thing before I leave you

If only for a little while

I'm not afraid anymore

Because

Because

I die alone

I die alone always