How Do You Get To Wonderland?
By:
Ani, Makachi
“How do I get to Wonderland, pray tell?”
I asked dear little Alice on the way.
But Alice had turned eager to dispel
My yearning and to turn me fast away.
“Oh, don’t! Keep ‘Eat Me, Drink Me’ far at bay!
To chase that frantic rabbit took a toll.
Though wild’s attractive, Chesire stood to say
‘We’re all mad here’ once fallen down that hole”
But I: “To meet the queen whom cards extol!”
But Alice: “Fantasy will cause your doom!
You’re seeking bliss, but that white rabbit’s hole
Is naught more than the bughouse waiting room.”
So if you see allures of “Wonder”’s bait,
Don’t turn a fool who seeks for thrills to sate.
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