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Forbidden Tears
Kelley K. Wilson
June 29, 2006

In her heart she knew
This was their last goodbye.
When all of this was over
He would surely die.

He used to always say
He had no other choice,
That he was only here
To fight but not rejoice.

At first nobody knew
Exactly what he meant
But soon it grew more clear,
This was his last event.

But then he came to see
That there was something more,
Something that he never
Thought he could have before.

She came into his life
And hid her love from him.
It took him many years
To see what could have been.

They started out as friends
But soon became much more,
And then it grew to love
Despite the coming war.

But it was not to be
For evil was at hand
And it would not leave them
His life was its demand.

So now it was his time,
He had a job to do.
He knew that he must fight,
He had to see it through.

She fought right by his side
And watched him walk away.
The tears ran down her face,
She knew she'd hate this day.

Just an hour later,
The fight was almost done.
Though they had less people
She knew that they had won.

It didn't take her long
To find out where he lay.
His body was at peace
His life was lost that day.

But he fulfilled his task
Before he left them all.
He rid them of the dark,
He made the evil fall.

Of all his former friends,
His death hit her the worst,
For they had been in love
And he had been her first.

She ran away from home
Just weeks after the war.
Her parents heard no news,
They thought she lived no more.

Now it's ten years later.
A child is by her side.
She's standing at his grave,
No longer must she hide.

She gives the boy a rose.
He lays it on the grave,
Then looks at her and asks,
"Was daddy very brave?"

The woman nods her head
As tears roll down her cheek.
She's held them back to long
Feared she'd be judged as weak.

She lets out all the grief
She's felt for ten long years,
And cleansed her soul of pain
With those forbidden tears.

At last they turn to leave,
The woman's face now dry,
For now she knows that this
Is not their last goodbye.

Author's Note: Though I had a character in mind while I was writing it, I purposely left the female lead of this poem ambiguous. I figured it might ruin it if I named her. This way everyone can imagine whichever character they want. I hope you enjoyed it. Please tell me what you think.

Galadriel