MAMA RABBIT, WITNESS
 

 

One time a ghost came to my bedside to explain it ...

The horrible nightmares suffered were all true

every damn one of them

every last night of them ... true

when the headless horseman came galloping towards my bed

with a sword and cut off my head, true

while white mommy stood by the bed

in her long white gown holding the candle, yes

that was true

when I screamed her name

she ran... All true

every time the Monster entered my room

he ran his big claw down my nights

shredding them

my screams were heard

but the rabbit shivered in the corner

and could not move

when I begged and cried...

And when I asked rabbit where she was

all rabbit could tell me was the truth

that she was in the corner shaking.

 

Now, I am shaking, helpless like a leaf

in the never-ending wind.

Once again its my fault

I beg her for forgiveness for asking...

 

                                    ---Lisa Miller

 
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