Sarah's Greatest Affair
Author's Disclaimer: I don't own Labyrinth. All rights go to their respective owners. I was listening to "Lover to Lover" by Florence +the Machine, and then this idea came (and I made one reference to it in here). This is just a silly little poem that I thought of about what Sarah would lose by spending more time with Jareth, so I hope you enjoy it!
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Sarah was cheating, again.
~She promised herself no more
~~After two jobs in college.
~~~Clearly, she hadn't learned yet
~~~~From the problems had before
~~~~~That her beloved was better,
~~~~~~And that she got better grades
~~~~~~~When she spent more time with "him".
~~~~~~~~It took her years to learn it,
~~~~~~~~~But she made it work at last,
~~~~~~~~~~To give "him" more importance
~~~~~~~~~~~Than her grades, so making them
~~~~~~~~~~~~Even better than before.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~And yet, she was too ready
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~To spend more time with Jareth.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~She was wandering the streets
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~And partying underground.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~She wasn't a party girl
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~In college whatsoever;
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~She just cared about school.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Then, Jareth appeared one day,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Saying that she worked too much,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~And he was right. She changed
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~By agreeing to go out
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~With him at long last, and then,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~She stopped seeing "him" each night
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~As she instead stayed up late,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Falling asleep in Jareth's arms
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Or simply spending the night
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~In her room at his castle.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Worse still, even when alone,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~She just couldn't fall asleep
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~As various images
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Plagued her and kept her awake.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Jareth was always involved
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Since her inner voice liked him.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Recently, the image was
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Jareth jumping out of a cake
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~In a black leather jumpsuit
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Grinning broadly, and saying
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"Surprise! Happy birthday, Dear!"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~No, memories would not clear
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Since they would not stop playing
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Continuously. To boot,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~He had jumped from chocolate cake,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Making her hungry because
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Despite her being so trim
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chocolate was something she loved,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~And when offered, she would take
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Despite all the images
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Caused that wouldn't let her sleep.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Sugar kept her in the zone
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~To handle all the hassle
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~From schoolwork so she could write
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~And still wake with her alarms.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~So she went to class and ate,
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Even though it was a fight.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~That world fell down at last when
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~She reformed, without a doubt
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~That she wouldn't be deranged
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~And finally not have such
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Weird habits and have to pay
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~For acting like such a tool
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Towards her beloved whenever
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Homework sent her for a whirl.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~She beat her head on the ground
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~As she wrote papers on Keats
~~~~~~~~~~~~~Until she gave up hope with
~~~~~~~~~~~~The feeling always heady:
~~~~~~~~~~~Soon she would be past her door
~~~~~~~~~~Where she had glorious REM.
~~~~~~~~~Torn between Jareth's big hints
~~~~~~~~And the allure of nights passed
~~~~~~~With "him" who always could fit,
~~~~~~Even with life filled to the brim,
~~~~~Jareth won, because as life fades
~~~~He, too, was always there for her.
~~~~There was no hope anymore
~~~For "him", so she didn't fret.
~~She had come home now, on edge.
~She said, opening the door,
"Hello, bed. I'm here, again."
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Author's Notes: So, who knew what it was going to be within the first five lines? I can totally see Sarah giving up sleep and her bed to spend more time with Jareth, and my mind went places. This is not the first time I have heard of someone describing their time spent in bed asleep as a relationship, so I thought it would be interesting to try it. I was playing around with the rhyme scheme in a weird way, so I hope it makes sense, as does the winding way it ends up here, as only a sleep-deprived mind can (the site wouldn't let me add the tabs and spacing, so this will have to do). I may have reused a couple words for rhyming, but it just fit so much better that way, sorry. Also, this is a belated birthday gift to Kyndsie, who I have spent many hours complaining about sleep deprivation with. I had two competing ideas in my mind, to have Sarah give up sleep to spend time with Jareth, and then the idea of Jareth jumping out a birthday cake, and so this was created. I hope you enjoyed it!
