The
Ring-Thief
an
epic poem (What if...Boromir took the ring?)
Listen
carefully and I shall tell
Of how Boromir of Gondor
fell
To darkness was he lost one day
One day...far...far
away
It came to him, the Ring of Doom
It engulfed him in
its deadly gloom
His name, the evil thing did call
"Boromir!
Boromir! I know all
"I can see into your very soul
Iknow
what will make you whole
You want me only for your people's
sake
But, before you men could quake
"If only you
would take the Ring
Oh, I am a precious thing
Do not let them
tell you otherwise
They are all tricksters in disguise"
And
so Boromir obeyed his heart
He played his terrible part
And
stole from the unsuspecting
halfling, the One--the Ring
Frodo
begged to him to hault
But was forced to say it was Aragorn's
fault
Who could blame him for letting go
When Aragorn's face
didn't show
After all, he had sworn his sword
To protect
his petite Lord
But, where was he in this time of dread
Frodo
should have seen his head
But, what he didn't know at the
time
Aragorn committed no crime
He died galantly defending
all
While fighting orcs, I saw him fall
I ran to his side,
held up his head
No, he could not be dead
But, alas there was
nothing that I
could do for my friend--I could only cry
But,
had I known in that instant
That Boromir had not been
persistent
While trying to deny his temptation
And live a life
of sanitation
I would have forsook a forgiving heart
And
torn that wretched man apart
For my friend lay dead
He lay, I'm
sure, in his stead
Then Gollum, the poor beast
Approached
me and I was appeased
He looked so innocent at first sight
Though,
I know now his heart wasn't right
Be it so, I watched him
go
And alas, I am want to know
That Boromir did not keep the
ring
For, Gollum stole the thing
Alas, the tale is too
melancholy
We all know of Boromir's folly
It has brought us to
this end
I can only hope Time may mend
The aches that our
souls contain
And the ever present strain
Between right and
wrong
Grow ever, ever, always strong
For, listen carefully
and I shall tell
Of how Boromir of Gondor fell
To darkness, was
he lost one day
One day...far...far away