Jackalope

The early morning jackalope knows

some rabbits have

needles for teeth. Some 

rabbits chew on their own

fur / leave their piss in your

potted plants in the yard /

and lap the naked spots they

left for themselves. 

The early morning jackalope tells

tales from the 

deer in the mountains / the 

ones that buck their 

feet against the bark of trees /

to build small crooks for the

woodpecker to feast / for

bugs to crawl from holes and

eat their own carrion in the 

dawn of the newest

day.  

He knows / 

his buck teeth

gnaw on his lips.

The silly jack rabbit / 

the thing with the antlers.