we opened the book of stars and thence we fled
all other hiding places being spent
bad coins jammed
in the coke machines, the tom's peanut butter logs
no longer rolling out
on the train whistled break at work
no matter how hard you shake it
shake the snow globe instead
we may find it a bit rocky
when they do
but we can hide behind a
shrub or two when the snow flies thick
and hides our smaller faces
face it
you're through the looking glass again
no longer filing what they thought you were
and you;re name isn't even Alice
and who's there to tie the sash on
your dress of infinite blue
the one with a thousand petticoats
made of cloud
mary angela douglas 28 july 2017
all other hiding places being spent
bad coins jammed
in the coke machines, the tom's peanut butter logs
no longer rolling out
on the train whistled break at work
no matter how hard you shake it
shake the snow globe instead
we may find it a bit rocky
when they do
but we can hide behind a
shrub or two when the snow flies thick
and hides our smaller faces
face it
you're through the looking glass again
no longer filing what they thought you were
and you;re name isn't even Alice
and who's there to tie the sash on
your dress of infinite blue
the one with a thousand petticoats
made of cloud
mary angela douglas 28 july 2017
