Mademoiselle Marquee
High Tea
Mademoiselle Marquee presents High Tea
Chapter I
Strange music filled my ears.
As I passed puddles of pink and purple water. Painted by reflections of warped light setting, beyond blue ink hills. Childrens laughter creeping upwards towards me...lingering as I turned around to see glassy pools, as the children stamped their wellington boots. My eyes widened. I looked down toward my hand rolled cigarette, which had started to fall apart
It seemed I had been walking forever...light was fading. I glanced along the twisted road...winding though it had not before...
I reach an archway in the wall, several panes of light upon a door...I stopped. tracing my hand along the stone wall ..slowly stepping, up each step.
"I wonder if this door is locked, shall I explore or shall I knock?" I pondered knowing I lacked much patience. So without moments hesitation I pushed open the door
Looking lost.. Looking to be found I wandered the halls looking around. Around the corner a staircase awaited to be ascended. what happened next perhaps ha well that depends on the inclusion of a note of the fusion. Reality, dream & illusion merged in my rather peculiar state of mind.
As I walked up the staircase, I was greeted at the top, by a withered face.
Where are you going, For a moment please stop? He asked without moving his lips.
Im on a trip, cant you see Im heading all the way to the top.
Top of what have you lost the plot? he asked.
Just then I looked down all the steps. To where a cat sat, looking at me, the colour of, the gentlemans velvet top hat. I raised my brow in questioning..yet strangest of all, now heres the thing. The Cat raised his brow back. To my alarm.. But the old man assured me, The cat meant me no harm.
Alright then Ive had enough of this place.. I moved closer to take a better look, before I decided to depart. Where the old man did once stand. Stood a clock with no face, nor turning hands.
A magician! I cried. A wizard! A spell! As from the clock, A pendulum fell.
Oh dear. I said.
"Its time to go, now dont delay, Time now to wake up." said the twilight cat holding a silver cup.
"Wake up! I said. Surely not, I wakened only hours ago!"
"I think so, now on you go, dont trip descending on the stairs."Said the cat upon the stairs, standing staring with twilight hair.
"Now this is not fair, now I am filled with confusion....Of all of this, I am not sure. For surely this can be no illusion. Though it seems most bizarre, you with blackened coat embellished by stars.. An old man to a clock, for a moment it did shock but time does encase us each after all..." I waited for a response, but the cat merely whistled the most ridiculous improvised tune. "Ive had enough any more Ill be a loon! Thats it we're through. Good day to you" I said as I turned to leave.
For a moment I was unaware, until the moment I realised there were no stairs, Then I knew I knew not where, I was standing, but In the rain I stood there.
Avant Garde: Experimental