The rabbit in our back yard was a fitting subject
For obsession, the guy next door Whose voice rattled in the dead of night Who rattled his teeth was afraid of ghosts Was sure our admittedly evil tempered rabbit was cackling in the hollows beneath his house <<<<"it is," I agreed with him one time, patience gone the way of fire, looked at me for a long time, a cool, penetrating stare, "you're mad you are," said very quietly, closed the door of his house and I stood there in the sun in the burning back yard I reflected how difficult how very difficult to live The rabbit, aware it's about to die Through signs we could never recognise Will hop off to a lonely place Will lie there and die Is generally perceived as a cute and suitable pet for children Have been known to chew each other to death for mysterious reasons There are those who see in the rabbit all sorts of potentially sinister symbolism There are others who just think they're funny Are a hygienic animal The bloke next door, of course, was anything but His belly button looked like a rabbit's arsehole Smelled as well But sometimes his voice had a beak His life something the sun had invented Could have been a great bloke, it's a shame, he was funny enough If only he could refrain from pissing On the carpet Into other people's lives |
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