Samwise
Let's workshop this poem about companions loyal to heroes in the narrative of life, companions who--despite feeling overshadowed--choose to support rather than hinder.
Samwise
Characters near him feel
dwarfed by his rise
to towering ideals,
yet those among them
who cheer him still—
who offer a flask
(water rather than
schadenfreude whiskey)—
become in the journey
names who captivate
most much more
than the hero himself.