Rabbit Hole Day

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Alice

You have vanished
lept head first
down the rabbit hole
trusting in your own quick feet
to catch you

I grow (and shrink) accustomed to phone calls
after midnight
tales of tweedledum and tweedledee
of running to keep your place

i fear you'll lose your head
to these would-be kings of hearts
to the looking-glass world inwhich you live

I wish i wasn't afraid to dive in after you
could swallow the 'drink me' potion
climb into your apron pocket
be beside you always

hatter mad with worry and nursing
my nerves like tea
i look to the crescent that gleams
outside my window

knowing, though we're worlds apart,
her cheshire grin
shines down upon us both