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January 2, 2004
Submitted By Mithnen

I won't be left behind
To sit around and wonder
Of the fates of all my friends
Who have been torn asunder.

I won't lie here, forgotten,
Unknown to all the world,
While friends ride into glory
Beneath green banners unfurled.

I won't sleep beneath a roof
While my kin sleep on the ground,
With swords gleaming at their sides
And shields to them bound.

I won't be left here standing
While to ruin you ride away,
With a red sun rising
At the breaking of the day.

I won't stand in empty halls
To wish I'm at your side,
Nor in the company of echoes
To wonder if you're alive.

I will not stay and wait
To see if you'll return,
I cannot stay and linger
As the fire slowly burns.

Please don't leave me here,
Are your eyes so blind?
Don't leave me to be all alone,
Don't make me stay behind.

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... 3 Comments

Eowyn, correct? Such determination! I really got some strong images here; this was quite well done, I like how the rhyme scheme was only evient in the B lines, very nice!

Comment by Ms_Gamgee_89 - January 2, 2004 @ 12:19 PM
this is one of the best poems i've read on this site! ur ryhming is wonderful, and the theme is great. wow...i'm just in awe

Comment by Unodien_Veianoronien - January 2, 2004 @ 3:06 PM
That really means a lot, guys! Thanks so much

_Mith

Comment by Mithnen - January 8, 2004 @ 5:00 PM