Such A Weight To Carry

How can something so small
weigh so heavy on the soul?
A little band of gold,
created solely to control.
Feared by many:
hobbit, dwarf, man and elf,
and desired by a creature
who wants it for himself.
Such a weight to carry,
making the bearer weak
It wants to be found
in a game of hide and seek.
Into the land of shadow
realm of darkness and gloom,
he must throw his burden
into the cracks of doom.