Saga Han Solo Poem: Scoundrel

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Scoundrel

A pirate of
The outer rim
This rogue lives life
Out on a limb

Armed with blaster
And his pal
This scoundrel searches
Grim locale

For different ways
To make a buck
Because in debt
He is now stuck

To a big slug
Who runs a gang
If not paid back
They?ll see him hang

They?ll send the beady
Black eyed lizard
To hunt him down
Rip out his gizzard

Or maybe send
The lanky ?bot
Who doesn't miss
A single shot

Or worst of all
They may call in
The Mandalore
Who?s never been

Known to lose
A hunted prey
Disintegration
?Just my day!?

He touches down
On Tatooine
The dullest world
He?s ever seen

But something tells him
He?s got a feeling
Pretty soon
He will be dealing

With someone
Who?ll bail his butt
Out of his jam
With that fat Hutt

The big fur ball
Comes up behind
Say?s he just
Made a big find

An old man that
He used to know
Twenty some odd
Years ago

He needs a ride
To Alderaan
The old man?s good
It?s not a con

?Ain?t that a switch??
The pirate thinks
A customer
With no hijinx

?Grab that table?
He tells his mate
He always likes
To make them wait

He sees the man
He?s so damn old!
That fossil must be
Growing mold

He?s with a kid
Looks like a dope
But they may be
This rogue?s new hope

As the old man
Pulls up a chair
The rogue sees something
In his robes glare

The laser sword
He used to slice
That idiot
Who paid the price

For throwing all
His weight around
??Bout time someone
Took him down?

The scoundrel takes
A final swig
And gets ready
For the next gig

?They better have
A ton of creds
Or that fat slug
Will have our heads?

He gets a tingle
As he strides
To the old man
But this rogue hides

His feeling that
There?s something strange
About this man
That he?ll bring change

That he?s surrounded
By a force
Which will put his
Plans back on course

He takes a seat
Beside his buddy
Hopes this deal
Won?t end up bloody

His blaster?s always
Within reach
Fully charged
One bolt each

But things go well
Old man?s legit
But before
The rogue can split

The beady eyed
Lizard shows
Reminding of
The debt he owes

He threatens to
Take the rogue?s ship
Too bad for him
In the rogue?s grip

Is his charged blaster
He never waits
The scoundrel never
Hesitates

Before the lizard
Takes a shot
The rogue shoots first
From the blind spot

He flips a coin
To the barkeep
Time to blast
Off of this heap

Hopefully
That?s the last bout
Smooth sailing
From here on out

 

I can see which side of the argument you're on! Han always shoots first! I agree.

Nicely rhymed and has a rhythm to it as well. One small transposition error in the first paragraph "rouge" should be "rogue." You had it perfectly well throughout the rest of the poem, so I assume it was just the fingers being faster than the word!

 

Thanks for the typo alert. All fixed now. Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed it.

 

I have only one word for this...BRILLIANT!

I'm totally gonna have to read the Darth Vader one now.

 

Han! To poetry!!!!

 

Thanks, glad you both enjoyed it.

 

Aw, cool! That's Han, all right.

 

Yep, that's my favorite SW guy right there! Lovely poetry. You have a knack for it.

 

Love that scoundrel! Your poem is womderful, Scorpdrag!

 

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

 

Love your poems. More coming?

 

Always a sucker for all things han...

 

Yup, countless interesting characters in that galaxy far, far away to explore. Perhaps I should take requests? No Ben Quadinaros though, please and thank you.