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A wide never-ending grin that stays when its owner is gone
Slitted yellow eyes filled with madness at the lack of dawn
Skin stretched taut over lean ribs with many jagged scars
A ragged ear, a golden ring gleaming like the stars.
He knows not bravery, preferring caution and his life
His insane smile remains unchanged by Wonderland's strife.
His cryptic answers only serve to madden and confuse
He takes high risks and stakes, but never does he lose.
He fades into view at your beck and your call
Explaining blades, cards, croquet hammers and balls.
Other times he comes when danger is not near
Laughing at your worries with an accented sneer.
His voice puzzles all; his patient rhyming makes one snarl
He talks of death and treachery, makes lies into a moral
A last swish of his tail and he vanishes with a crazed leer.
"Be careful my dear…for we're all mad here."