Destiny Realized

by Susan Zahn

So, you think I'm a scoundrel.
Oh, Princess, how very quaint!
Agreed, I may be a smuggler,
And likewise, far from a saint.

Yet you seem to enjoy my presence.
At least, you hang 'round me a lot.
So don't blame my imagination.
A daydreamer is one thing I'm not.

So what if our hands are dirty?
What's a little dirt between--friends?
Oh, sweetheart, this dirt is nothing!
Compared with the hints your eyes send.

Your hands are so smooth and silky.
I can feel them tremble in mine.
Just relax and trust me, Princess.
There might not be another time.

Your voice grows even softer.
Perhaps I've thawed your heart?
If so, why still deny it all?
You must know how I've felt from the start.

Even that blush is becoming on you.
Gods know, anything is, up this close!
Let me share with you some love, Princess.
I know you could use a good dose.

Without effort, my voice is a deep whisper.
Your dark eyes keep drawing me near.
Leia ... Your name sounds so sweet to me.
I swear there's no reason to fear.

So it's 'nice men' you happen to like.
Sweetheart, I'll be vour 'nice men.'
Kiss me and I might do anything.
Perhaps even your cause I'll defend.

Ah, Sith! What's happening to me?
When ever did I lose control?
What is it about this woman
That's touched my very soul?

So close, your moist lips beckon me.
I can imagine just how they taste.
Sweet and musky like a warm summer's day,
And suddenly I'm fighting back haste.

But I'm going to hold you close,
And I'll make this moment last.
We both deserve this time,
After all the pain of our past.

Yes, this is much more like it.
It was pointless to back away.
Maybe there's such a thing as destiny,
For I'll be making you mine today.