Dark Wonderland

by Lani Lenore

This was just something I thought I'd try. It's a poem based on, well, Dark Wonderland.

            Dark Wonderland

            by: Lani Lenore

            The cat smiles

            And the once bright flowers die.

            The trees all wither away.

            Darkness comes.

5          Life becomes a bloody water cloud

            And nothing is sharper than the blade.

            She stands alone,

            One warrior with brooding countenance,

            Set pale against the dying backdrop.

10        Standing fearlessly alone

            Looking over the dark stage she created herself,

            Unafraid of the world she has spawned.

            The rabbit joins her,

            To guide her way past peril and self defeat.

15        Time's no friend, but a worthy foe.

            When teacups rattle and caterpillars blow rings

            And all she once knew

            Is lost to the rule of the one who overshadows her.

            The tea is cold.

20        The Hatter sighs,

            And blows sugar lumps into the wind.

            The sleepy mouse yawns

            As the Hare of March laughs

            And all becomes quiet at table.

25        Tarts! Tarts!

            Who stole the queen's tarts?

            Guilty will be your forced plea.

            Cut the deck and slice away to claim your prize and run.

            All you once loved chases you away and leaves you with nothing –

30        Alone as you once had been before.

            The cat smiles again –

            Smiles at her –

            Tail twitching in mad glee

            As the pendulum swings under a mocking face

35        And time ticks on as once it had,

            And the Insane becomes Reality.

*This was just something I thought I'd try. I don't do poetry very often and I was studying it in college. Well, let me know what you think. I may improve upon this in the future.*