Down the Rabbit Hole

Acrostic: "A poem or series of lines in which certain letters, usually the first in each line, form a name, motto, or message when read in sequence."

This is the eighth entry in my Acrostic Adventure series. So the girl has finally shown him the way to her home, her sanctuary. But why? How can he help her? What does she see in him that outshines all of the others in this dreary dystopia?


Down the Rabbit Hole

A pair of twisted gray trees entwined
Like long lost lovers locked
In a deep, tearful embrace.
Cries sent skyward to the multitude of
Ears that no longer care to listen.

Is he a fool for following her into such a foreboding place?
Nothing worth knowing comes without a price.

Wilt and rust enforce their cold
Oppression with little mercy.
Never before has he seen such wanton
Disregard for appearances.
Even so, he can still sense that this is the last bit of
Resistance to be found in this lucid city.
Lights flicker across the cove as
Alice motions him over to an old tire swing.
Never allow your curiosity to be swayed by reason.
Destinations are only as interesting as the journeys preceding them.


Copyright © 2009 Jarred Lee