Allusions

Christian & Satine said
“Come what may,
I will love you
‘til my dying day…”
♥

Stranded in a street of desire,
I saw your smile.

We could be [Rose&Jack&Sally&Harry]
Or we could be something
Brand New.
[it’s only you, beautiful.]

I’ll be your Sibyl Vane
[Juliet.]
As long as you promise to
catch me
as I
F
A
L
L
for you;
My tell-tale heart
[beat-beat-beating]
Until it breaks my ribcage
And the birds fly free
Across the Elysian Fields

Far, far away
In the land of once-upon-a-time…

[“I want you to kiss me,
Kiss me as if it were the last time.”]

Author notes

Written 13.3.08
English ext. teacher asked us to write a poem alluding to as much popular culture as we could. Includes phrases from an older poem of mine.
Allusions: Moulin Rouge, A Street Car Named Desire, Titanic, The Nightmare Before Christmas, When Harry Met Sally, the band Brand New (and one of their lyrics), The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, Romeo & Juliet, The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe, The Lion King, Greek mythology, all fairytales, and finally, Casablanca. ♥