Tilly In Wonderland(For Lyn)

Slowly…she studies the mirror. Slowly...she studies (herself) in the mirror. Suddenly she darts behind the mirror amazed to find the image of her “... gone! ” Cries to herself she’s lost herself. Next day I superglue two mirrors together so that now she exists which ever side she is! She calls herself “Me! ” on this side & “Me! Me! ” on the other. Her mother wonders why Tilly (my little Alice) only answers now to the name “Me! Me! ” She explains to her cat this new found fact of her two-ness. He seems happy with that accepts whatever she says. He becomes “Cat! Cat! ” At bedtime she cleverly insists that Tilly stays up & that “Me! Me! ” goes to bed “...’cos she’s tired but Tilly’s not! ” “In the morning Tilly no want go school! ” “Me! Me! ” go! She stupid…can’t talk! School learn her talk! ” We have the suspicion Tilly is smarter than the two of us put together & is adept at utilising her doppelganger... sending it to do the things Tilly doesn’t want to do. We envy her her belief wish that we could do that too!