An Account of Wise Alice

A sky submerging into an unforgiving crimson egotism

Melancholy clouds weep unto the earth in broken sorrow

The light of a blue hope being snuffed out by the strings of betrayal

The war-weary atmosphere can be masked by no veil

The devastation is glaring; the seams of reality pried apart

The elements have granted their alliance with the light

A Requiem guides to an exit from the labyrinth

A crown of the Clover grants the key devoid of value

But my naïveté knows no bounds

Homely embers of 3 were a gull’s dream

Hushed murmurs of 5 circulated through the garden

Onyx stones of 7 unable to be shattered

Deafening cacophonies of 9 blind me from the truth

Birds of ebony retreat into the shadows with raucous cries

A prisoner amongst the graves; a devil amongst the righteous

I can spare no time for tea

The party demands with infected rationale

The Cat knows not xyr true name

The Joker sneers from afar; “We are all mad here.”

Suffocating darkness binds me so I cannot scream

Though a butterfly ushers me into its haze

A smog severs my restraints but threatens my lungs yet

The indestructible thorns cackle as they dwindle into lacerated masses

The prayers of the four cannot help us now

Damned howls are sewn into the walls of the castle of underland

A deranged blossom banishes the rain, consequently crumbling to ash

Two maidens strangled by fate have my ticker hanged

For I am a mere Fool drunk on delusional aspiration

But the Heart’s marionette I am no longer

I will shred the tainted flesh from my wings if it will bless me with your warmth once more.

Author's Note

A poem I made for an old novel idea I had called "The Chronicles of Falling Rain", or "CFR" for short. I had trashed the idea a while ago, but I might be bringing it back soon.

This poem (I might make more) is from the PoV of one of the main protagonists, Crowdan Wise Alistair. The title of the poem is something like a pun on the pronunciation of his name.

Lastly, the novel is a tragedy, so...take that information as you will.