A/N: This is another one, more directly from Jareth's point of view. i think his status as the Goblin KING adds some tension to the story, because it gives him a lofty position to start out with, making his total rejection and banishment even more cutting and painful - he realizes that being king is nothing, and loosing a kindom is nothing compared to loosing Sarah.
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Chapter IV:
Did you?
Gaze into my crystal ball –
See your dreams unfold . . .
I have heard your voiceless call,
In my hand I hold
Everything that sets you free,
Every little thing . . .
Do accept this gift from me –
Hail your Goblin King.
Fine, defy me if you will –
Many now have tried . . .
Step out past your windowsill –
Childhood at your side . . .
Into my world – through the maze
You your dreams will bring:
Lost and lonely, in a daze –
Fear your Goblin King.
Only hours left to go,
Quickly how time flies!
Why do your eyes haunt me so?
Dream – my love's disguise . . .
Stay with me forever more –
Of my love I sing,
You are all that I live for –
Love your goblin King!
Still you fight, though I have lost
Kingdom, will, and heart . . .
Unaware of your dream's cost –
Eager now to part . . .
How you've turned my lonely world
Precious, precious thing . . .
Having wings of love unfurled,
Leave your Goblin King . . .
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i think he even has a gentle and more sad than upset tone at the end of this poem... but i think i can see Jareth speakign about this in third person.. maybe ages and lifetimes later, when the sting adn heartbreak have lost their bitterness.
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Nim