Never Never
Be wary of Neverland
That childhood utopia
Full of danger
Be afraid of the lost boys
Carefree and motherless
Forever young
Poor Tinkerbell
Who loses her magic
When no one believes
Peter Pan has lost his shadow
A ghost he has become
No-body at all
Hook and the pirates
Cannot set sail
Because the tide never changes
And the tick tock croc
Sits and waits
As time stands still
Here you never grow
You never change
You never know
Neverland
Is no place
For a child to go
Words: ©2021LCR
Book: Peter Pan by J.M.Barrie
Image: No Claim, All Rights to Artist
This is a delightfully conceived poem! Love it.
ReplyDeleteSuch an ominous tone... It left me wanting to make sure that my shadow and magic still remain, and that the child I still am only lives in the Always-land of my chest. For "Neverland / Is no place / For a child to go".
ReplyDeleteThe dark reading of Peter Pan is that all of the Lost Boys are dead and Neverland is a type of afterlife. They remain children forever and never grow up. I read an essay about it and it really made me rethink the idea of Neverland. I am definitely making sure my shadow is fully attached! :)
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