Yes this one is based around
the Wonderland which Alice found
and while knowledge of the story will help
I must confess; I've never read it myself
Down the rabbit hole indeed
We've been burrowing in London for the last six weeks
and they have been surreal to say the least
I spend two hours of my day underground
with a crowd of white rabbits; who all seem to be late
for a very important date. There's certainly no time
To say hello, at any rate
London has the power to make us feel so small
gazing up to the top of The Shard
as though we have imbibed a shrinking potion
but also so tall, so large
hunching beneath the curving doors of a crowded train
as though we have consumed a magical cake
(hermetically sealed in layers of cellophane
and bought for 99p from Tesco-Bake)
It felt at times as though we swam against the tide
As we both searched for jobs, bank accounts
and most importantly; somewhere to hide
We have had our moments of despair; our pools of tears
Our days of "what the heck are we doing here?"
But, unlike Alice, we have each other and that makes a world of difference.
However, we are now well entrenched in the Caucus-race together
London's great cycle of capitalist endeavour.
Simply earn, yearn and burn - though not always
in that order (credit cards: will we ever learn?)
Our new flatmates are interesting characters
One is from Kazakhstan and smokes more than Fred Astaire
The other is as Italian as sex and cigarettes
with a penchant for lounging around (the kitchen) in his underwear
Just like Alice's Wonderland; spaces here defy logic
Is our kitchen a lounge or our lounge a kitchen?
Our flatmates certainly believe it is a lounge given the fact
that they never cook anything more elaborate than a Cup-a-Soup: chicken
Neighbouring Jamaicans argue through the wall on special occasions
Jamaican me crazy mun!
For breakfast it's Home Brand bran cereal; with added raisins
(saving money is so much fun)
In three weeks were moving to the other side of town
We have to do it all over again
Now that we are finally settled down
But this time it will probably be in the rain
the Wonderland which Alice found
and while knowledge of the story will help
I must confess; I've never read it myself
Down the rabbit hole indeed
We've been burrowing in London for the last six weeks
and they have been surreal to say the least
I spend two hours of my day underground
with a crowd of white rabbits; who all seem to be late
for a very important date. There's certainly no time
To say hello, at any rate
London has the power to make us feel so small
gazing up to the top of The Shard
as though we have imbibed a shrinking potion
but also so tall, so large
hunching beneath the curving doors of a crowded train
as though we have consumed a magical cake
(hermetically sealed in layers of cellophane
and bought for 99p from Tesco-Bake)
It felt at times as though we swam against the tide
As we both searched for jobs, bank accounts
and most importantly; somewhere to hide
We have had our moments of despair; our pools of tears
Our days of "what the heck are we doing here?"
But, unlike Alice, we have each other and that makes a world of difference.
However, we are now well entrenched in the Caucus-race together
London's great cycle of capitalist endeavour.
Simply earn, yearn and burn - though not always
in that order (credit cards: will we ever learn?)
Our new flatmates are interesting characters
One is from Kazakhstan and smokes more than Fred Astaire
The other is as Italian as sex and cigarettes
with a penchant for lounging around (the kitchen) in his underwear
Just like Alice's Wonderland; spaces here defy logic
Is our kitchen a lounge or our lounge a kitchen?
Our flatmates certainly believe it is a lounge given the fact
that they never cook anything more elaborate than a Cup-a-Soup: chicken
Neighbouring Jamaicans argue through the wall on special occasions
Jamaican me crazy mun!
For breakfast it's Home Brand bran cereal; with added raisins
(saving money is so much fun)
In three weeks were moving to the other side of town
We have to do it all over again
Now that we are finally settled down
But this time it will probably be in the rain
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