Alice

Alice
(Character from Alice in Wonderland)

Take another sip of poison,
step in through the keyhole
to another world.
A very merry unbirthday to you,
darling, join the tea party
here in the center of madness.
Exercise carefulness if you play
croquet with the queen.
She’ll twist you so,
the Queen of Hearts,
and order your execution
“Off with her head!”
But don’t fear the smile
that hovers bewitchingly in the air.
It’s just the Cheshire Cat,
come to stay and chat awhile.
And if you wander down his path,
you’ll come upon this and that:
a garden of inequity,
a pack of cards: they're guilty,
a caterpillar smoking upon a shroom.
So trippy, this strange land.
For all your innocence,
waste away.
Welcome to Wonderland,
it’s not too late.