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Alice

November 30, 2009
By nathalierose GOLD, Kamuela, Hawaii
nathalierose GOLD, Kamuela, Hawaii
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"Life isn't short, it's the longest thing you'll ever have."


S h e h o b b l e s a r o u n d t h e s t r e e t s
C l u t c h i n g h e r l i t t l e s t r a w p u r s e
A l w a y s s m i l i n g w i t h a f u l l g r i n ,
B u t l a c k i n g
t w o f r o n t t e e t h .

H e r b r i g h t o b n o x i o u s w a r d r o b e o f u n l a t c h i n g c o l o u r s
M a k e s i t a b l e t o s e e h e r f r o m q u i t e a d i s t a n c e .
H e r o l d e x p i r e d c a n e s l a p s t h e g r o u n d w i t h e a c h s t u m b l e o f h e r b o d y .
H e r c r i s p y
w h i t e h a i r s e e m s t o d i s i n t e g r a t e e a c h d a y .

W e c a l l y o u A l i c e .

Y o u r c h e e r f u l s p i r i t ,
F o r c i n g w o r d s o f n o n s e n s e o u t o f y o u r m o u t h a t e a c h e n c o u n t e r .
Y o u r l o o k s o f b e i n g l o s t a m o n g t h e y o u n g b u s y t o w n .
B u t y o u d o n t s t o p ,
C o n t i n u o u s l y h o b b l i n g t h e s t r e e t s o f o u r t o w n ,
W i t h n o i n t e n t i o n o f w h e r e t o g o .
Y o u r j u s t a l w a y s o n t h e g o l i t t l e l a d y .



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