Kennedy

“The time has come
The walrus said
To talk of many things:
Of shoes- and ships-
And sealing wax-
Of cabbages and kings-
And why the sae is boiling hot-
And whether pigs have wings.”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

“You're thinking about something, and it makes you forget to talk.”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

“I’ve never been with a boy who hasn’t seen me naked.
It’s always the squeaky futon, bear-it-all, turn-off-the-lights quickstep.
Don’t chalk it up to “daddy issues.”
Maybe I’m sick of keeping private parts private.
I don’t want rainwater secrets on my lips, tasting of “don’t make too much noise”.
October’s dust in my lungs, maybe I don’t want bits of four AM lingering in my subconscious.
Smokers breathe in fire, coat their insides in ash. Is that suicide or arson?
Listen to me, listen to me. I’m alive. I’M ALIVE.
I’m naked and bruised, but I’m alive.
I’m not a piece of fruit. Don’t press into my flesh, looking for soft spots.
My whole body is tender and rotten, but I’m alive.
I’m alive and just because you can see it all, doesn’t mean you know it all”
― Taylor Rhodes, Sixteenth Notes: the breaking of the rose-colored glasses

“Alice didn't think that proved it at all; however, she went on: 'And how do you know that you're mad?'
'To begin with,' said the Cat, 'a dog's not mad. You grant that?'
'I suppose so,' said Alice.
'Well then,' the Cat went on, 'you see, a dog growls when it's angry, and wags its tail when it's pleased. Now I growl when I'm pleased, and wag my tail when I'm angry. Therefore I'm mad.'
'I call it purring, not growling,' said Alice.”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland