Will Oldham

 

RABBIT OF LIL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RABBIT OF LIL

 

 

 

I drew you

from a pile of rabbits

your face framed in

rotting rabbits

like a saintly giant

buried to her neck

in the earth

 

you had freckles

and a wide face

light hair

and mottled hills

were crumbled in the sun

behind you

 

you looked

terribly innocent

so much

that i wanted

to eliminate you

from everyoneÕs memory

 

little little thing

made by the same

hands as me