Go Ask Dark Alice

Feed your head...no hallucinogenic mushrooms were used to pen this one, I swear ;-)

“We're all mad here.” 
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

Go ask Alice

about the adventure,

how she fell from grace

into that ungodly space

amongst mad people

places that go meow in the night

yesterday, she was a different kind of gal

believing in the impossible before breakfast

out of touch with toking caterpillars

she left the rabbit hole

with new frightful  insight

it hardly matters which way you go,

it's always a huge puzzle

It was no secret she was entirely bonkers,

whence the queen squealed, off with her head!

Mad Hatter served tea,

with uncommon nonsense

whilst chasing dust bunny shrooms

chatting backwards,

then asked curiouser & curiouser 

'why is a raven like a writing desk'?

They all jammed yesterday and today,

into clouds, sand & sea, so that

eventually,

 logic and proportion of the Red Queen,

only made eccentric sense to the dormouse

feeding your head...

&

uncle Walt kept getting richer off the 

hookah smokin'

 blonde bimbo pill popper;

too bad the moral of the story is frozen for posterity...

Author's Note

Reviews

[Shirlena]

Agree that we all of our own brand of madness and not one without a skeleton but it's about working at getting a hold of yourself. I read where someone said they don't think you get to be in this world and not try to be the best person you should possibly be though there are so many who get off on their own "psychosis" or the ability to be a wench. I personally don't know where that gets you unless you are doing a reality show and then how do you like yourself when the lights go out. I'm saying all this to say GREAT POEM get's you thinking.

[Frieda P]

Interesting, funny you should say that, I have a friend on reality tv, she uses her psychosis to the hilt...but you're right in hardly works in real life. She's not really derange'd aside from the fact that we always tell her she's off her rocker, but her brand of madness as you so aptly put it, at least she's making money off her madness. Glad this gave you pause for thought, thanks Shirlena.

[Woody]

another one I love to bits. I've always liked taking the mickey out of fables.
I knew there was more to you than serious stuff and bulges and all that :)

[Frieda P]

Thanks, I actually had fun writing this one to bits, it was a long winter, and I twisted a few fables, jazz'd you enjoyed Woody. :)

[Tina Louise UK]

Bloody brilliant! Just love your twisted tales :) xx

[Frieda P]

Haha I was hoping you'd read this one, and I love 'bloody' ha.... thanks so much Tia. ;) xo

[Tina Louise UK]

My pleasure hunni, hope you do more x

[Lyn Anderson]

Well first of, me loves Alice, so this is both a great poem and true to its nutty roots. I read Shirlena's review and I kind of can't add much to that.:)

[Frieda P]

Ha I thought you might enjoy this one, thanks KL. ;-)

[Mark]

It was great til you started bashing Uncle Walt... you shouldn't talk about Saint Disney that way, you'll go to hell!! Great poem about one of my favorite subjects. The video is one I've never seen before. Very nice.

[Frieda P]

Saint Disney, why didn't I think of that?!! ha.......thanks Mark. ;-)

[Vidya Bacchus]

You know this sounds like a normal day in my life haha.This is really nice Freida you so crack me up :)

[Frieda P]

Haha true that...told ya I was bored ;-P

[Vidya Bacchus]

It is never good when we girls get bored ,only the most devious thought come to mind .Many a bad decision I have made in the name of boredom lol

[joshua sky]

I think you may have been listening in on a conversation between Frank Zappa and Salvadore Dali about Lewis Carroll. For I believe, wherever they are, most all the truly creatives have to be in complete awe of Carroll's most unique and quirky genius. Forever chase the White Rabbit...:)

[Frieda P]

How did I miss this one...ha, love it Zappa & Dali, now that's a poem right there! Thanks joshua.

[Rita L. Sev]

yesterday, she was a different kind of gal... Weren't we all? ;) I really like this one, Frieda; it's like you peeked behind the curtain and saw the story unfold from much closer...

[Frieda P]

Sigh, yes so true, we all were I guess. Thanks Rita, I love that you like'd my twisted view ;-)

[redzone]

It only made sense AFTER consuming the shrooms and then, what a curiouser and curiouser desk.. it shouted, off with his raven.. say what!!! so then I tried the conventional and read it backward..WOW Frieda what a brilliantly written poem.. as I write, Alice and the cat, and caterpillar are making snow angels in Central Park.. I could say your poem was"FREEAAAKY" but then you would assume I was stoned... hmmm stoned or not I am really loving your poem... ~~redzone

[Frieda P]

If you were ston'd curt it'd make perfect sense you silly head...ha, snow angels in Central Park sounds luverly, don't know about those caterpillars though, keep tawkin' backwards and it'll be alright. ;-)

[Baby Ricochet]

Off with their heads!!!! Always the first thing that comes to mind

[Frieda P]

Was a great line..........