("Rabbit 2" by Rudolph Kusow)
Remember the awe
you felt
after the magic act?
What if the magician
reached so deep
inside his magic hat
that Abracadabra
he pulled himself in?
Is death any less
mysterious
or galling?
I felt bad for the bunny,
even as a kid.
Offered up as an answer
it can't comprehend
Shocked every night
by the light
and applause
What terror there is
in innocence.
