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Delve into the Tragic Duality of Gollum Through Poignant Poems

A varied collection of poems gathered around this subject, with space for different voices, images, and moods.

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01

Fictional

Conflict and Obsession:

Gollum's mind, a twisted fight,
Obsession's grip, day and night.
Precious whispers in his ear,
Driving madness, feeding fear.

02

Fictional

Duality and Strife:

Smeagol battles Gollum's voice,
In his heart, there is no choice.
Torn between the dark and light,
A tragic figure in the night.

03

Fictional

Loss and Longing:

Longing for the ring he lost,
Paying dearly for the cost.
Gollum's tale, a sorrowed plight,
Shadows cast in endless night.

04

Fictional

The Split Soul:

Gollum, twisted, seeks his prize,
In every shadow, Smeagol cries.
The Ring's dark whisper in his ear,
A constant torment, ever near.
In cave's deep gloom, he hides away,
From light of sun, from light of day.
A tale of loss, of greed's cruel snare,
In every heart, his pain lays bare.

05

Fictional

Precious' Lament:

In Gollum's eyes, a spark remains,
Of Smeagol's love, of Smeagol's chains.
Through paths of dark and paths of light,
He battles with his inner fight.
The Ring's cold grip, it takes its toll,
On shattered mind and shattered soul.
A tragic tale of dual fates,
In every heart, his sorrow waits.

06

Fictional

The Two Sides of Gollum

In darkness deep, beneath the ground,
Gollum, with whispers all around.
A creature torn by the Ring's dark might,
Between Smeagol's love and Gollum's spite.

07

Fictional

"My precious," he whispers in the gloom,

In his cave, where shadows loom.
The Ring's dark hold, a curse so tight,
Twisting soul and blurring sight.

08

Fictional

Once a hobbit, now a wretch,

In Smeagol's heart, a hope does stretch.
To be free of the Ring's cruel bind,
Yet Gollum's voice, forever twined.

09

Fictional

Tolkien’s tale of sorrow’s deep,

In Gollum's soul, the secrets keep.
A tragic figure, lost and pained,
In every heart, his story remained.

10

Fictional

The Twisted Soul

In shadows deep, where whispers cling,
Gollum hides, with cursed ring.
A twisted soul, with voices near,
He fights himself, both love and fear.

11

Fictional

With eyes like moons, and skin so pale,

His mind a storm, his spirit frail.
The precious calls, he can't resist,
In darkened caves, where hopes persist.

12

Fictional

The twisted soul, of loss and pain,

In every heart, his echoes remain.
Through riddles dark and fates entwined,
Gollum's tale, a fractured mind.

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