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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wonderland Nightmare<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n I went out walking & I fell into a hole.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Where I fell to you don\u2019t want to know.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n But, I think I will tell you anyway.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n This will keep you from going astray.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The hole kept going down, down, down.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Then, my feet touched lightly to the ground.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n I looked around. There was light to see.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n You wouldn\u2019t believe what was before me.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n I saw statues wearing dancing shoes.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n There were midgets in little igloos.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n I saw a man wearing an iron coat.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n He was trying to swim across a moat.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Fire was burning up the sky.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Birds were fixing their own French fries.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Trees were brown & really brittle.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n A monkey was seen playing a fiddle.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Cats were dancing on the water.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n It was hot enough to cook an otter.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Signs were backwards & upside down.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n A politician was dressed up like a clown.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n I saw a white rabbit checking a pocket watch.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n He did it while he was playing hop scotch.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n What was this place? \u00a0Wonderland?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The Queen Of Hearts had a head in her hand.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n This is too crazy to be Wonderland.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n I saw a horse talking to a hand.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n I saw a waterfall flowing backwards.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The baseball team were all catchers.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n A race was run by a tortoise and a turtle.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The hare was nearby jumping hurtles.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cLet me out of here\u201d I screamed.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n beanbags flew my way. I was \u2018beaned.\u2019<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n I ran till I saw a drugstore.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n I went in and did implore.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cGet me out of here, now.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cTake this pill. It will taste foul.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n I swallowed it and next I knew.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n I was back home in bed with you.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n You said \u201cDid you have a bad dream?\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cYou woke me up when I heard you scream.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n I told her about it. She said I was nuts.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n I felt like she punched me in the guts.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n This is a place you never want to go.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Unless you want to lose your soul.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n ——————————————————R. W. Johnson—–(2015)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wonderland Nightmare I went out walking & I fell into a hole. Where I fell to you don\u2019t want to know. But, I think I will tell you anyway. This will keep you from going astray. \u00a0 The hole kept going down, down, down. Then, my feet touched lightly to the ground. 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