Alice In Wonderland

Alice In Wonderland
© Surazeus
2025 01 05

After Darrick punches her face again 
because she asks for money to pay bills 
instead of him spending it to buy guns, 
Alice packs her clothes and books in her bag, 
then stops outside in the cold snowy night 
to stare at twisted oak branch in the snow. 

The large branch that fell from the old oak tree 
lies twisted upright in three-day-old snow, 
limbs glowing in stark glare of the street light 
on the telephone pole with power lines 
where no electric god hangs crucified, 
so she laughs and declares, "I am that branch." 

Driving quick van on roads paved with old snow 
away from town where she lived all her life, 
Alice peers at distant indifferent hills 
bristling with bare trees that discuss her pain, 
so she sings Where Have All the Flowers Gone 
with aching voice that could make hard stones cry. 

Adjusting eye-phone on the dash, she talks 
about difficult decision to leave 
abusive husband in the house he rules, 
then explore the world and find her true self, 
guarding secret shard of her shattered soul 
so she can reassemble her pure core. 

"With this video diary about my quest 
I will document journey of my heart 
after escaping prison of his fear 
to heal my soul wounded by his abuse 
while I explore from sea to shining sea, 
curious as shy Alice in Wonderland." 

Driving from Maryland across the land 
west to follow the sun across the sky, 
Alice films her trips to national parks 
where she hikes haunted-forest mountain trails, 
half expecting to meet satyrs and nymphs 
gathered to play around secret hot springs. 

Thousands of women all across the land 
who watch shows of her quest to find herself, 
share their similar stories of abuse, 
praising her decision to leave the creep, 
then donate money for her travel fund 
to support her courage to live her life. 

While driving in mountains of Oregon, 
deep in pine woods along the signless road, 
her van sprouts swan wings of innocent faith 
so she soars into the sky above Earth 
and drives to Heaven on the diamond road 
where she plays lyre and sings with Mercury.