Alice Has A Right (Revised) Poem by Margaret Alice Second

My peppery tongued Duchess invited Alice to accompany
her and the Queen of Hearts to beautiful places, camping
out in nature, having fun at her expense, then my Duchess
complains all the people are taking advantage of her, like

Offering someone a ride and having to drive all over town,
having to get up at dawn to cut up the meat for her shop,
overextending herself in trying to meet the requests of
everyone who cashes in on her goodness, clearly making

Me realise Alice cannot make use of the invitation for a
vacation, my Duchess needs rest, not the Queen of Hearts
taking up her time creating new financial problems –
so Alice declined, feeling sad she cannot communicate

With my Duchess, nor get through to the Queen of Hearts
to put the situation in a clear perspective, explaining that
Alice has a right to differ from them…

Tuesday 20 July 2013