Image from devilgraphics.com/Alice In Wonderland Graphic
so here it is
there was this bunny
he went down a hole
and this chick
follows
but falls hard
like during an election
so next thing
there’s this party
tea party
and everybody’s
hanging out
with the mad hatter
and talking
al’ bunch of stupid stuff
and the chick chimes in
like you know
drill baby
or something like that
and then
the rabbit hole starts
throbbing oil
like an artery’s been cut
or like that something
and the people
get a sudden
case of alzheimer’s
alzheimer’s
you know when someone
says i’ll call you tomorrow
and moves out of town instead
anyways they
start yelling
off with his head
off with his head
like the dude’s christ or something
an’ wha’
what
the moral of the story
well here it is
expectation will put your ass
in a sling faster than a speeding bullet
Read Between the Minds 
Potent. And timely. 🙂
Brilliant, terribly clever!
I get this feeling that I might actually start liking literature I loathed in the past if it is repackaged and re-wrapped by you! :-))) This was so great! Congratulations!
“expectation will put your ass
in a sling faster than a speeding bullet”….very apt
A timely and ironic reminder of the world situation.
But this lines are so relevant in so many other situations of life.
‘…alzheimer’s
you know when someone
says i’ll call you tomorrow
and moves out of town instead…’
thanks for your comment!
and nice poem here. you’re a great storyteller.
Was kinda thinking something like this lately watching the news but really like the way you combined all the images together in your poem!
So true; it’s as if we must lower our expectations (so low, they are below the ground) in order to avoid the unthinkable disappointments and grief that will follow. Well said. Heartspell
so that’s what got BP into all the trouble – the rabbit
nicely done Charles
you are so multi-faceted
As a very big Alice in Wonderland fan, I absolutely adored this. Thank you for posting it. It made me laugh as well as think a bit.
“I will call you tomorrow and he move out of town” :):) this is so funny Charlie. Alzheimer is my husband’s worse fear…
I love your poem charlie, I guess what you are trying to say is that you hate politics? LOL….
I love tea parties though, especially with Alice in wonderland LOLLOL….
Good one Charlie, good one!
I am baking a cake for hubby’s birthday tomorrow, better go before I burn it.
and…by the way, am so sorry I cannot catch up on all your poems lately. I am sure I will do it when things will calm down.
Your poems are timeless and they never age or get Alzheimer 🙂
Mirella
I really enjoyed this one. LOVE the tone of the poem. The colloquial description turning Alice in Wonderland into a street-story. Kudos!
a wicked cool trip today…very apropo…and rings with a hard truth there at the end…
So happens I will be watching this movie tonight. What a great way to get into the mood. 🙂
alzheimer’s. hahah! that was cool
I love the way you express. So refreshing. Glad I wandered into your wondrous land.
Robminx
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Bhahahahaha! Love it and the ending is a cracker – I try not to expect anything, that way I’m sometimes pleasantly surprised.
I liked reading this one. It had a flow and style to it that got the serious point across without being over zealous. Just a cool and casual reminder that we are ignorant and apathetic and reaping the rewards.
Wonderful…I love the language to it, especially those first few lines, introducing us readers to the scene.
– Dina
Wow, you have captured the “surreality” of the current moment! Great job, Charlie!
Poetic justice. You embrace our world with your words.
you have definately got the rhythm and it is so true cause expectation ain’t never done me no good no how and the wonderland with attitude puts my ass in a sling, you are da poet with altitude, I love this one
alan
In spite of the surreality of it all, I laughed.