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Alice
Sleepless in a wonderland
Full of perfect dreams
Haunted by her memories
And soundless hollow screams.
Chemical induced slumber
Closes dark green eyes,
Dreams give way to a whole new world
While unconcious there she lies.
Bloodied wings and spectral things
Scramble through her mind
While freakish beings and juggernauts
Creep up from behind.
All throughout the evening,
Alice cries inside her tomb...
Scratching at her sleep-shut eyes
Until she wakes in her white room.
Prying eyes stare in at her
And anxious fingers wait
For needles, pain and tourniquets
And liquids to sedate.
Terrfied, she waits inside
Bound with rope and tape.
Until the pin-prick settles in...
Like psychologic rape.
Few sonnets I've read on this site have been well written. Yours combines a good rythem with dark imagery. A few lines don't seem to flow as well:
'Chemical induced slumber' made me stop and re-read it and 'Until she wakes in her white room' also didn't match as well with the lines above.
My favorite part is the lines beginning with 'Bloodied wings and spectral things'. Beautifully written. Keep it up.
i like this poem. one reason is i like dark and somber twists on happy things or stories and stuff. second because this i would not say that it is about that story at all and that it could be about a person named alice or the alice inside everyone. it's very well written and i love the tones and shades it has.