Alice In (And Out Of) .....Blunderland * …[ Fiction; Becoming An Adult; Parents' Desires Vs. Offspring's Abilities & Desires ] Poem by Bri Edwards
Alice In (And Out Of) .....Blunderland * …[ Fiction; Becoming An Adult; Parents' Desires Vs. Offspring's Abilities & Desires ]
"Alice In Wonderland", an old story, is very unique.
Now, into "Alice In Blunderland" I'll give you a peek.
This Alice is modern and her story is quite sad.
She tries so hard to please, but displeases ‘Mom' & ‘Dad'.
She was a pretty girl, obedient, cheerful, and kind,
BUT, as she matured, she blundered, and ….nearly lost her mind!
Her grades weren't BAD in high school, but nowhere near ‘top-notch'**.
She got into a ‘Junior College', and her parents closely watched.
They bought Alice a car, so she could use it to commute.
She often arrived late to class, her homework undone ‘to boot'***.
She couldn't seem to concentrate; she continued to blunder,
….which caused her mom to worry, and her dad's voice, at times, to thunder!
Her grades, never great, began to fall even lower.
She wished she could get a clerk's job, at a pace much slower!
Alice had NEVER dreamed of college.It was her parents' wish.
SHE wished she could work at an ice cream shop.…."Cone or dish? "
Her parents urged her to date.What energy had she left? ? !
Mom & Dad wanted grandchildren.Of other kids they were bereft****.
She accepted a few date offers, always coming home dragging.
Meanwhile her parents' friends, about THEIR kids, were bragging.
"Our Susie just got ENGAGED.Her boyfriend plans to study law."
AND: "Our Fred made ‘The Dean's List' ".[Alice's M & D were in awe.]
Well, Alice finally found relief.She flunked out of school.
She stopped dating, and got a job, and followed "The Golden Rule":
‘Do unto others as you'd have them do unto you', …that is to say:
‘Let others live as they can best.Don't let YOUR needs get in their way.'
Alice never made much money, but neither did she lose her mind! !
She wed a mail clerk, got a house, had a kid.
‘Her man', Bri, too, was kind.
(November ….20 ….2019)
1 "blunder":
[noun]: a stupid or careless mistake
[verb]: make a stupid or careless mistake; act or speak clumsily
2 "top-notch": of the highest quality; excellent
3 "to boot": as well; in addition
4 "bereft": deprived of or lacking something
This has some relevance to my life.(JUST SOME)How about YOUR life?
bri
:)
...... and she lived so happy ever after with her man- the kind Bri! Yes, expectations of parents about their children cannot always tally with realities. However, your Alice is out of a Blunderland and we are happy for that! Interesting narration!
no matter how much i TRY to get my poems to be exactly as i want them to be after i submit them, SOMETHIN' GOES WRONG! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! i guess that's what i get for being a Bad Boy. Right, Valsa? Hee-hee. bri :) OH! to MyPoemList ASAP! ! !
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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5/7/2024 7:30:12 PM # 1.0.0.1119
Alice is now forever out of Blunderland. Truly, The Great Escape....Lewis Carroll is suitably impressed!