October 31, 2004

At long last:

By Tony Brown

So.

There I was in the bunny suit again,
having an out of bunny experience,
seeing my own ears ruffled
by the breeze as I floated above me, lying
there on the tar all flat and freshly
killed.

How many incarnations
had it been — ten, twenty — since
I began this bunny cycle? All were short
and filled with babies and copulation —
and oh, the copulation:
it was a pleasure each time to be born
and see the bunny suit waiting and know
that puberty lay just weeks ahead.

So, there I was in the bunny suit again and
it had ended about the same as always and I
expected to end up back in a bunny suit again
as always when the Director of Lives stuck his head in
and said what I’d been dreading:

“Congratulations! You’ve been promoted.”

Well, how they think this is a promotion is beyond me:
no wiggling nose, no cute tail, at least eleven more years
before they’ll even let me think
about getting busy. No speed, can’t turn on a dime,
no ears to speak of and
if I even look like I want to burrow in the yard
they haul me in and wash me hard enough to scrape the fur off me —
if I did have it, that is.

So
I dream of the bunny suit
and talk to myself about the bunny suit because
I cannot explain the bunny suit to anyone, and
I know from past experience that it’s futile and
any day now, I will forget it ever happened —

except, maybe,
when
I run.

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77 responses to “At long last:”

• nerak_g
  October 31st, 2004 at 7:15 pm

  Reminds me of something between the Velveteen Rabbit and Donnie Darko.Maybe even a little shadow of Harvey. Very good.

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• nerak_g
  October 31st, 2004 at 7:15 pm

  Reminds me of something between the Velveteen Rabbit and Donnie Darko.Maybe even a little shadow of Harvey. Very good.

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• nerak_g
  October 31st, 2004 at 7:15 pm

  Reminds me of something between the Velveteen Rabbit and Donnie Darko.Maybe even a little shadow of Harvey. Very good.

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• nerak_g
  October 31st, 2004 at 7:15 pm

  Reminds me of something between the Velveteen Rabbit and Donnie Darko.Maybe even a little shadow of Harvey. Very good.

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• nerak_g
  October 31st, 2004 at 7:15 pm

  Reminds me of something between the Velveteen Rabbit and Donnie Darko.Maybe even a little shadow of Harvey. Very good.

  Reply
• nerak_g
  October 31st, 2004 at 7:15 pm

  Reminds me of something between the Velveteen Rabbit and Donnie Darko.Maybe even a little shadow of Harvey. Very good.

  Reply
• nerak_g
  October 31st, 2004 at 7:15 pm

  Reminds me of something between the Velveteen Rabbit and Donnie Darko.Maybe even a little shadow of Harvey. Very good.

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• radioactiveart
  October 31st, 2004 at 11:53 am

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• radioactiveart
  October 31st, 2004 at 11:53 am

  10 Moody St
  Uxbridge, Ma 01569

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• radioactiveart
  October 31st, 2004 at 11:53 am

  10 Moody St
  Uxbridge, Ma 01569

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• radioactiveart
  October 31st, 2004 at 11:53 am

  10 Moody St
  Uxbridge, Ma 01569

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• radioactiveart
  October 31st, 2004 at 11:53 am

  10 Moody St
  Uxbridge, Ma 01569

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• radioactiveart
  October 31st, 2004 at 11:53 am

  10 Moody St
  Uxbridge, Ma 01569

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• radioactiveart
  October 31st, 2004 at 11:53 am

  10 Moody St
  Uxbridge, Ma 01569

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• penny_player
  October 31st, 2004 at 11:04 am

  tony, can I have your mailing adress please, Heather needs it.

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• penny_player
  October 31st, 2004 at 11:04 am

  tony, can I have your mailing adress please, Heather needs it.

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• penny_player
  October 31st, 2004 at 11:04 am

  tony, can I have your mailing adress please, Heather needs it.

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• penny_player
  October 31st, 2004 at 11:04 am

  tony, can I have your mailing adress please, Heather needs it.

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• penny_player
  October 31st, 2004 at 11:04 am

  tony, can I have your mailing adress please, Heather needs it.

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• penny_player
  October 31st, 2004 at 11:04 am

  tony, can I have your mailing adress please, Heather needs it.

  Reply
• penny_player
  October 31st, 2004 at 11:04 am

  tony, can I have your mailing adress please, Heather needs it.

  Reply
• radioactiveart
  October 31st, 2004 at 8:14 am

  Glad you caught the pun.

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• radioactiveart
  October 31st, 2004 at 8:14 am

  Glad you caught the pun.

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• radioactiveart
  October 31st, 2004 at 8:14 am

  Glad you caught the pun.

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• radioactiveart
  October 31st, 2004 at 8:14 am

  Glad you caught the pun.

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• radioactiveart
  October 31st, 2004 at 8:14 am

  Glad you caught the pun.

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• radioactiveart
  October 31st, 2004 at 8:14 am

  Glad you caught the pun.

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• radioactiveart
  October 31st, 2004 at 8:14 am

  Glad you caught the pun.

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• radioactiveart
  October 31st, 2004 at 8:13 am

  Re: Ah, if you only knew.

  Time for volume 2.

  Reply
• radioactiveart
  October 31st, 2004 at 8:13 am

  Re: Ah, if you only knew.

  Time for volume 2.

  Reply
• radioactiveart
  October 31st, 2004 at 8:13 am

  Re: Ah, if you only knew.

  Time for volume 2.

  Reply
• radioactiveart
  October 31st, 2004 at 8:13 am

  Re: Ah, if you only knew.

  Time for volume 2.

  Reply
• radioactiveart
  October 31st, 2004 at 8:13 am

  Re: Ah, if you only knew.

  Time for volume 2.

  Reply
• radioactiveart
  October 31st, 2004 at 8:13 am

  Re: Ah, if you only knew.

  Time for volume 2.

  Reply
• radioactiveart
  October 31st, 2004 at 8:13 am

  Re: Ah, if you only knew.

  Time for volume 2.

  Reply
• radioactiveart
  October 31st, 2004 at 8:12 am

  A Tradition in Worcester poetry: write a poem that begins with that first line.

  Took me forever.

  Thanks.

  Reply
• radioactiveart
  October 31st, 2004 at 8:12 am

  A Tradition in Worcester poetry: write a poem that begins with that first line.

  Took me forever.

  Thanks.

  Reply
• radioactiveart
  October 31st, 2004 at 8:12 am

  A Tradition in Worcester poetry: write a poem that begins with that first line.

  Took me forever.

  Thanks.

  Reply
• radioactiveart
  October 31st, 2004 at 8:12 am

  A Tradition in Worcester poetry: write a poem that begins with that first line.

  Took me forever.

  Thanks.

  Reply
• radioactiveart
  October 31st, 2004 at 8:12 am

  A Tradition in Worcester poetry: write a poem that begins with that first line.

  Took me forever.

  Thanks.

  Reply
• radioactiveart
  October 31st, 2004 at 8:12 am

  A Tradition in Worcester poetry: write a poem that begins with that first line.

  Took me forever.

  Thanks.

  Reply
• radioactiveart
  October 31st, 2004 at 8:12 am

  A Tradition in Worcester poetry: write a poem that begins with that first line.

  Took me forever.

  Thanks.

  Reply
• asthecrowflies
  October 31st, 2004 at 7:26 am

  you had me from:
  having an out of bunny experience,

  but sealed the deal at:
  they haul me in and wash me hard enough to scrape the fur off me —

  this has lovely high notes of The Velveteen Rabbit in it. (do you feel more Real now?)

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• asthecrowflies
  October 31st, 2004 at 7:26 am

  you had me from:
  having an out of bunny experience,

  but sealed the deal at:
  they haul me in and wash me hard enough to scrape the fur off me —

  this has lovely high notes of The Velveteen Rabbit in it. (do you feel more Real now?)

  Reply
• asthecrowflies
  October 31st, 2004 at 7:26 am

  you had me from:
  having an out of bunny experience,

  but sealed the deal at:
  they haul me in and wash me hard enough to scrape the fur off me —

  this has lovely high notes of The Velveteen Rabbit in it. (do you feel more Real now?)

  Reply
• asthecrowflies
  October 31st, 2004 at 7:26 am

  you had me from:
  having an out of bunny experience,

  but sealed the deal at:
  they haul me in and wash me hard enough to scrape the fur off me —

  this has lovely high notes of The Velveteen Rabbit in it. (do you feel more Real now?)

  Reply
• asthecrowflies
  October 31st, 2004 at 7:26 am

  you had me from:
  having an out of bunny experience,

  but sealed the deal at:
  they haul me in and wash me hard enough to scrape the fur off me —

  this has lovely high notes of The Velveteen Rabbit in it. (do you feel more Real now?)

  Reply
• asthecrowflies
  October 31st, 2004 at 7:26 am

  you had me from:
  having an out of bunny experience,

  but sealed the deal at:
  they haul me in and wash me hard enough to scrape the fur off me —

  this has lovely high notes of The Velveteen Rabbit in it. (do you feel more Real now?)

  Reply
• asthecrowflies
  October 31st, 2004 at 7:26 am

  you had me from:
  having an out of bunny experience,

  but sealed the deal at:
  they haul me in and wash me hard enough to scrape the fur off me —

  this has lovely high notes of The Velveteen Rabbit in it. (do you feel more Real now?)

  Reply
• dead_kitty
  October 31st, 2004 at 6:35 am

  This is great. I love it all.

  Reply
• dead_kitty
  October 31st, 2004 at 6:35 am

  This is great. I love it all.

  Reply
• dead_kitty
  October 31st, 2004 at 6:35 am

  This is great. I love it all.

  Reply
• dead_kitty
  October 31st, 2004 at 6:35 am

  This is great. I love it all.

  Reply
• dead_kitty
  October 31st, 2004 at 6:35 am

  This is great. I love it all.

  Reply
• dead_kitty
  October 31st, 2004 at 6:35 am

  This is great. I love it all.

  Reply
• dead_kitty
  October 31st, 2004 at 6:35 am

  This is great. I love it all.

  Reply
• penny_player
  October 31st, 2004 at 5:18 am

  Re: Ah, if you only knew.

  will we ever be free? actually I was thinking of going back and writing the bunny suit poem I first came up with. I was flipping through a coffee table book about the Playboy Mansion, thinking of this idea I had and why didn’t I go with it. This was yesterday, and now this shows up.

  Hope you had a good week

  Reply
• penny_player
  October 31st, 2004 at 5:18 am

  Re: Ah, if you only knew.

  will we ever be free? actually I was thinking of going back and writing the bunny suit poem I first came up with. I was flipping through a coffee table book about the Playboy Mansion, thinking of this idea I had and why didn’t I go with it. This was yesterday, and now this shows up.

  Hope you had a good week

  Reply
• penny_player
  October 31st, 2004 at 5:18 am

  Re: Ah, if you only knew.

  will we ever be free? actually I was thinking of going back and writing the bunny suit poem I first came up with. I was flipping through a coffee table book about the Playboy Mansion, thinking of this idea I had and why didn’t I go with it. This was yesterday, and now this shows up.

  Hope you had a good week

  Reply
• penny_player
  October 31st, 2004 at 5:18 am

  Re: Ah, if you only knew.

  will we ever be free? actually I was thinking of going back and writing the bunny suit poem I first came up with. I was flipping through a coffee table book about the Playboy Mansion, thinking of this idea I had and why didn’t I go with it. This was yesterday, and now this shows up.

  Hope you had a good week

  Reply
• penny_player
  October 31st, 2004 at 5:18 am

  Re: Ah, if you only knew.

  will we ever be free? actually I was thinking of going back and writing the bunny suit poem I first came up with. I was flipping through a coffee table book about the Playboy Mansion, thinking of this idea I had and why didn’t I go with it. This was yesterday, and now this shows up.

  Hope you had a good week

  Reply
• penny_player
  October 31st, 2004 at 5:18 am

  Re: Ah, if you only knew.

  will we ever be free? actually I was thinking of going back and writing the bunny suit poem I first came up with. I was flipping through a coffee table book about the Playboy Mansion, thinking of this idea I had and why didn’t I go with it. This was yesterday, and now this shows up.

  Hope you had a good week

  Reply
• penny_player
  October 31st, 2004 at 5:18 am

  Re: Ah, if you only knew.

  will we ever be free? actually I was thinking of going back and writing the bunny suit poem I first came up with. I was flipping through a coffee table book about the Playboy Mansion, thinking of this idea I had and why didn’t I go with it. This was yesterday, and now this shows up.

  Hope you had a good week

  Reply
• radioactiveart
  October 30th, 2004 at 11:17 pm

  Ah, if you only knew.

  Thanks.

  You’ll need Morris or someone else in Worcester to explain the full significance. I’m going to bed.

  Reply
• radioactiveart
  October 30th, 2004 at 11:17 pm

  Ah, if you only knew.

  Thanks.

  You’ll need Morris or someone else in Worcester to explain the full significance. I’m going to bed.

  Reply
• radioactiveart
  October 30th, 2004 at 11:17 pm

  Ah, if you only knew.

  Thanks.

  You’ll need Morris or someone else in Worcester to explain the full significance. I’m going to bed.

  Reply
• radioactiveart
  October 30th, 2004 at 11:17 pm

  Ah, if you only knew.

  Thanks.

  You’ll need Morris or someone else in Worcester to explain the full significance. I’m going to bed.

  Reply
• radioactiveart
  October 30th, 2004 at 11:17 pm

  Ah, if you only knew.

  Thanks.

  You’ll need Morris or someone else in Worcester to explain the full significance. I’m going to bed.

  Reply
• radioactiveart
  October 30th, 2004 at 11:17 pm

  Ah, if you only knew.

  Thanks.

  You’ll need Morris or someone else in Worcester to explain the full significance. I’m going to bed.

  Reply
• radioactiveart
  October 30th, 2004 at 11:17 pm

  Ah, if you only knew.

  Thanks.

  You’ll need Morris or someone else in Worcester to explain the full significance. I’m going to bed.

  Reply
• jbradley
  October 30th, 2004 at 11:15 pm

  this is really excellent.

  Reply
• jbradley
  October 30th, 2004 at 11:15 pm

  this is really excellent.

  Reply
• jbradley
  October 30th, 2004 at 11:15 pm

  this is really excellent.

  Reply
• jbradley
  October 30th, 2004 at 11:15 pm

  this is really excellent.

  Reply
• jbradley
  October 30th, 2004 at 11:15 pm

  this is really excellent.

  Reply
• jbradley
  October 30th, 2004 at 11:15 pm

  this is really excellent.

  Reply
• jbradley
  October 30th, 2004 at 11:15 pm

  this is really excellent.

  Reply

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