I relinquished reality as I fell
Five years beyond and
Five years back
A mystical journey ahead
They said
I replied, “like Alice?”
Echoes of Cheshire betrayal
Poison in a glass bottle
Shrinking six feet under
I wouldn’t hear an answer
Until many years beyond and
Too many years back
You’ll surely win
They grinned
I replied, “like Alice?”
Dreams of heartless queens
Rabbits fleeing their fear
Broken hats piled sky high
I witnessed what I missed
After all those years beyond but
Never getting those years back
Your absence we cannot abide
They sighed
I replied, “like Alice?”
Who never truly left Wonderland
Unlike me
Transported back to my unfortunate present
Reality, at last
(Reality, never again)
