Disclaimer:
This genius on paper
Is his, not my own
The words have brought fame
But the fame is his, and his alone
Forever with Me
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We have always been together
Since the merging of our ways
We have battled
We have trialed
And now come the end of our days
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I am leaving them
Never to return
I am leaving my pain
And sorrow
As I watch from the Elven stern
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I recall our life of greatness
That we forged as a team
I remember the strength
I remember the day we first parted
On the edge of that roaring stream
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I had a task
A terrible task for none other
It was mine to do
Mine alone
So I had to leave my brothers
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From the man of Gondor I fled
Fearing, the burden and its evil
I did not wish it upon anyone
This Ring of Power
That brought me inner upheaval
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I wanted to be alone
So that the others may be safe
I wanted to travel to the place of evil
The mountain of fire
It was my risk to take
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But my brother would not let me
He could not see me go
My loyal friend followed me
Samwise followed me
For he did love me so
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And so we set out alone
The two hobbits of the Shire
We set out into darkness
Into danger
And made it to the mountain of fire
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But that was long ago
And the task is now all but done
The war is over
The Dark ruler is gone
And his terrible evil undone
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Now we stand together
At the mysterious place of Elves
Around us are others
Of Elf and Wizard
Yet we keep the pain to ourselves
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I could not express to them
The courage and brotherhood
That we have shared
That we will always have
The kind that we alone, understood
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I turn to each
And give them parting words
To Pippin, the Knight of Gondor
Merry, the hero of Rohan
And last to Samwise, who too suffered my hurts
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Samwise the Brave!
My friend until forever
He was there in darkness
He was there in fire
At the End the were together
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But now his heart is not so heavy
His mind not so plagued
He can rest now
In a place of peace
Where not a war is waged
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I am leaving now
To a place that they can't come
But they will remain in my heart
These fellow Halflings
For my job here is done
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With one last look
I turn away
I cannot bear it
Though I must
For on Middle-Earth I cannot stay
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The sails unfurl, the wind picks up
The boat moves swiftly across the sea
I look back at the trio
I look back at my friends
And whisper "Forever in my heart, you will be"…