frightened beyond belief
it had no mind
the rabbit brought itself to bear
on his whitened eye
it focused, grew in numbers
multiplied keep them running,
we keep them running
we focused on his head
his brain was reeling
it’s all too real
gunshot spoke
focused on his lack of mind
he came dying,
we helped him die.
frustrated beyond belief
the knife blade went to deep
the rabbit’s eyes rolled
the burrows were flooding
and heads were rolling,
or about to roll
the alleys were flooding
and I’ve just about reached that point
“the city burns to-night!” he cried
paws lying at his side
lying soiled on his side
glamour worn to skin
I am all that’s left to sin
and he has lost his fight
taking the great white tower
wasn’t as easy as it looked
their man kept leaping back
his eyes were full of doubt
and his teeth were full of rage
and he came flying
he came flying from so high
it was a grey day
much greyer than you might think
the heat was too much
they all dropped who couldn’t take the heat
and the rabbits dropped like rabbits
and you know they dropped like flies
but they kept on coming
we kept them coming
“the city burns to-night”
I cried paws at my side
I was lying soiled on my side
I’ve been left for dead more than once
I’ve lost my head
but I won’t lose my fight
the march of the rabbit took too long
satisfaction guaranteed
they marched too long
they starved too long
they left the rabbit to the dead
lying rotting on their sides
the hare left their skulls
they’re still lying
they still line that road
the cross I bear
is too much to bear
I fear I hear
it all falling through
we are watching
we are watching
with our bright pink eyes
frightened beyond belief
it multiplied
heads were rolling
and we dropped like flies
we burned the tower down
we burned the tower down
we burned the tower down
we burned the tower down
“the city burns to-night!”
I cried paws at my side
I was lying soiled on my side
glamour worn to skin
I am all that’s left of sin
and I won’t lose my fight
©1998 rob hinkal