Thank you for representing life as a Gothic horror <br />with the nerve-wrecking shocks of demented men, <br />dad as Heathcliff, mom as Mr Rochester’s mad first <br />wife and you a strange mixture between Jane Eyre <br />and the rebellious Catherine <br /> <br />Thank you for recreating ‘Great Expectations’ in which <br />you are Pip, for describing your life in Sherwood with <br />Robin Hood among the criminal poor, adding scenes <br />of the Phantom’s life in his nightmare underworld lair, <br />yet, I cannot share the stage with you <br /> <br />I am following the narrative imperative of Pratchett’s <br />Discworld series, applying Mary Poppins’ advice in a <br />wild dance through the mutable universe depicted in <br />Bedknobs and Broomsticks - balancing this edifice <br />with ideals and visions; therefore <br /> <br />Thank you for adding Edgar Allan Poe and Artemis <br />Fowl to the pastoral scenes of my slow-moving life, <br />I shall remember you believe that intrigue is the <br />staple of life as I am sitting quietly, waiting for <br />the White Rabbit to pass by again…<br /><br />Margaret Alice Second<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-gothic-horror/
