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Once upon a time, not long past,
In a world of magic
There was a man, majestic man
Whose love turn’d quite tragic.
He was a man, a foolish man
Who thought not of the cost,
Because of his rigidity
His love, to him, is lost.
He found a girl, a pretty girl
And claimed her for his own,
Thought she’d desire him too
And rule on his hearts throne.
His love was pure, his eyes clouded,
The girl mistook intent
For want of villainous ruin
And left him in torment.
He was a man, a foolish man
Who thought not of the cost,
Because of his rigidity
His love, to him, is lost.
He set a trap to catch this girl,
This man, this Goblin King.
To lure her to the Underground,
Her brother he did bring.
He trick’d this girl, his mortal girl,
To wish the child away.
He took her to his Labyrinth
In hopes that she would stay.
Alas, she chose to fight him off,
His heart and maze, she won,
Back to the mortal world she took
His life and would-be son.
He was a man, a foolish man
Who thought not of the cost,
Because of his rigidity
His love, to him, is lost.
In a world of magic
There was a man, majestic man
Whose love turn’d quite tragic.
He was a man, a foolish man
Who thought not of the cost,
Because of his rigidity
His love, to him, is lost.
He found a girl, a pretty girl
And claimed her for his own,
Thought she’d desire him too
And rule on his hearts throne.
His love was pure, his eyes clouded,
The girl mistook intent
For want of villainous ruin
And left him in torment.
He was a man, a foolish man
Who thought not of the cost,
Because of his rigidity
His love, to him, is lost.
He set a trap to catch this girl,
This man, this Goblin King.
To lure her to the Underground,
Her brother he did bring.
He trick’d this girl, his mortal girl,
To wish the child away.
He took her to his Labyrinth
In hopes that she would stay.
Alas, she chose to fight him off,
His heart and maze, she won,
Back to the mortal world she took
His life and would-be son.
He was a man, a foolish man
Who thought not of the cost,
Because of his rigidity
His love, to him, is lost.
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You just know...
You know you're too much of a Labyrinth fan when...
1. Whenever you see a white owl, you run after it, screaming "JARETH!!" at the top of your lungs.
2. You call the school janitor 'Hoggle'.
3. Whenever something doesn't go your way, you cry out dramatically, "It's not fair!"
4. You've made an OC for Labyrinth and paired them with someone (in all likelyhood, Jareth :D )
5. You've drawn yourself as a Labyrinth style goblin.
6. When you get upset or mad, you stare at the offending object/person and say "I wish the Goblin King would take you away. Right now!"
7. You blame goblins on things going missing or getting broken around your house
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Power Over You - Labyrinth -Jareth
~ Power Over You ~
There's a silence.
It's hanging in the air.
Say your right words,
Oh, clearly, if you dare.
I have the power
To make your dreams come true.
Yes, I have power
Over you.
And I will take from you
That which you claim
To wish to lack.
What would you go through
To make your way
To get it back?
Here is the moment
In which the choice is made.
Such a sweet tremble...
That your voice betrayed.
Turn back, Sarah.
Turn back, before it's too late.
There is no winning in this.
I, too, am resigned to that fate.
Oh, you cower.
I was frightening. Yes, it's true.
I have such power
Over you.
Such a pity...
It's f
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Essay: Jareth's version
Essay: Jareth's Version
A few days ago, I chanced to mention Labyrinth to a lady of my acquaintance, and asked why it was that most Labyrinth fanfic writers are women. She answered that it was the quintessential female coming-of-age story, of a young woman's sexual awakening. The nuances and details were so perfectly tailored to that subject that it took someone with two X chromosomes to fully appreciate it.
She was shocked when I suggested that it was also a male coming-of-age story, and was only partially mollified when I presented a few of my feminist credentials.
I thought I'd use this space to expand on what I meant.
A woman's life
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This Ballad is written about the Labyrinth. A friend of mine told me it was worth posting, so I shall give it a shot. Jareth, Sarah, Toby and the Labyrinth do not belong to me. I'm not sure I liked how this turned out, which is why I would lke advanced critique. Thanks for reading!
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Quatrains and Iambic tetrameter and Trimeter. Very well done indeed. I've been hopeing to write a Ballad, this is very inspiring.