Wonderland Nightmare
I went out walking & I fell into a hole.
Where I fell to you don’t want to know.
But, I think I will tell you anyway.
This will keep you from going astray.
The hole kept going down, down, down.
Then, my feet touched lightly to the ground.
I looked around. There was light to see.
You wouldn’t believe what was before me.
I saw statues wearing dancing shoes.
There were midgets in little igloos.
I saw a man wearing an iron coat.
He was trying to swim across a moat.
Fire was burning up the sky.
Birds were fixing their own French fries.
Trees were brown & really brittle.
A monkey was seen playing a fiddle.
Cats were dancing on the water.
It was hot enough to cook an otter.
Signs were backwards & upside down.
A politician was dressed up like a clown.
I saw a white rabbit checking a pocket watch.
He did it while he was playing hop scotch.
What was this place? Wonderland?
The Queen Of Hearts had a head in her hand.
This is too crazy to be Wonderland.
I saw a horse talking to a hand.
I saw a waterfall flowing backwards.
The baseball team were all catchers.
A race was run by a tortoise and a turtle.
The hare was nearby jumping hurtles.
“Let me out of here” I screamed.
beanbags flew my way. I was ‘beaned.’
I ran till I saw a drugstore.
I went in and did implore.
“Get me out of here, now.”
“Take this pill. It will taste foul.”
I swallowed it and next I knew.
I was back home in bed with you.
You said “Did you have a bad dream?”
“You woke me up when I heard you scream.”
I told her about it. She said I was nuts.
I felt like she punched me in the guts.
This is a place you never want to go.
Unless you want to lose your soul.
——————————————————R. W. Johnson—–(2015)