little children like
curiosity
get killed by the
laughing cheshire cat
who tells them the
world's directions
but forgets to mention
the inability
for them to ever turn
back
those already gone hold
hands
skip along to feel
better over lost teddy bears
and the nasty feline
purrs and points the wrong way
figuring he gets points
for the grace that he
shares
cinderella looses her
slipper one more time
and snow white never
gets that Love's First Kiss
and the demonic cat
nods and hums
the tune that says to
use your
Swords and Fists
everything's wrong
everything's right
nothing is ever
better or worse
as long as you know day
from night
but the cheshire cat
might just lie about that
too