Title: Hurt
Rating: G
Description: A free-verse poem of moderate length exploring Han and Leia's relationship through trying times. It does follow the EU.

Princess, you hurt me.
After all we've been through...
To even consider marrying another.
I thought you loved me.
I know I love you.
Was I wrong?
Wrong to think that we could ever make it?
A Princess and a guy like me?...nah.
A Princess needs a nice Prince, I suppose.
But, Princess...
Nice guys are overrated.

~

I understand you lost your best friend.
He was a friend to all of us.
I know you need your space.
And I'll give you the space that you need.
But...
I wish you'd choose a healthier outlet.
You will never find solace at the bottem of a bottle.
Do you know how much you are hurting the kids?
Hurting me?
Sometimes I wonder,
Do you really care?
About yourself, your children...
About me?
I know deep down you still do.
But, Han...
You hurt me, too.

~

Way back when, you hurt me.
Just recently, I hurt you.
This new loss affects the both of us.
I think we need each other to survive now.
What do you say, sweetheart?
Let's call it even.

End