Rabbit

Wash your old bones away
I’m planting a new verse
I had nothing to say
But it could be worse
I could’ve had a V-D
Or maybe won the lottery
Maybe I’ll stick to poetry
Though there is no money
I still think it’s funny
How I plow through words
And find a hidden meaning
No matter how absurd
Tonight my brain is teasing
The hell out of me
I had a good thought
Just a few seconds ago
If I don’t find it
Just skip to the end
You’re bound to find Alice
She is soothing the rabbit
But he changed his direction
Now she can’t keep up
Her torch is going out
But the flowers are lovely
Sitting, she breathes perfume deep
And wonders why her sister
Hasn’t come looking for her
The caterpillar has a game
But Alice doesn’t like it
Forgetting where she came from
Alice buys herself a bong
And what her sister finds
Is Alice and the Queen
Knocking over cards for fun
Sweet Alice changed directions
And the Rabbit knew it
For you see, the Rabbit
Is only loyal to the Queen

By Veronica Garcia from "The Pathos Collection"