no way home

i think it's time
to share the truth
of how i came about

the mirror-land
through that rabbit's hole
is where i started out

i know first-hand
the elephant and
the naked king
and everyone through
that looking-glass
is familiar with
the 'witches 3'

i grew up just
around the bend
from where they
gained their infamy

i've moved away
of conscious choice
as here is where
my home shall be

but neither elephant,
nor naked king
and least of all
the 'witches 3'
have any choice
of where to be

for they are
ever stranded in
exile for their deeds
they can never
go back there
yes it's here they're
doomed to be

they long for their
topsy-turvy world
where back is front
and here is there

if only they could
scheme a way
to trick the guardian
at the rabbit's hole

they don't know how
to be at peace
when the opposite
of what they think
proves always to be so