Other People Run It
With my dear friend Dodgson
I will have tea
After which, to Poe
I will go see
For only after I see these two
Will my mind start working
Else I'll go to the dark
Of my mind I'll go lurking
For how am I suppose to write
Of the dark and the disturbing
If I also fear
What others find unnerving
My brain turns up like clockwork
Advice from the unadvisable
Murderers and monsters
Both real and unbelievable
And once they've all had their say
I return to reality's path
I take up a pencil and paper
And finally begin my math