Sunday, March 12, 2017

CHASING RABBITS




We saw a jack rabbit on our walk this morning
It dashed across the desert
Leroy tried to spring after it
But I held tight his leash
I know the truth of dogs and rabbits
They know their truth of predator and prey
I can identify with both
Sometimes instinctively, fearfully I run 
from pain of truth 
Sometimes I have the tendency to chase it
Crunch it between my teeth
Let it ooze its vital juices
Down my open gulping throat
Wanting only to quench my thirst
Uncaring weather I devour life-giving flesh
or the poison of a rabid rabbit
I won't let Leroy chase rabbits
Though impulsively he'll always try
Me, I'll keep trying to not be a rabbit
I'd rather be the chaser 
Trying always to break loose from that tether
That keeps stopping me


(For Poets United.)
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18 comments:

  1. scotthastiepoetMarch 12, 2017 at 10:58 AM

    Great Myrna and super finish too with the idea of the tether - very poetic...

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  2. Sherry Blue SkyMarch 12, 2017 at 11:32 AM

    Wow! Trying to break free of the tether - our life's journey........a powerful poem, my friend.

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  3. brudbergMarch 12, 2017 at 1:07 PM

    I really love what you did with the breaking that leash... super.

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  4. Sanaa RizviMarch 12, 2017 at 1:10 PM

    This is so beautifully deep and wise..!

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  5. Elephant's ChildMarch 12, 2017 at 2:33 PM

    Beautiful - and I so hope that you, and we, can break those tethers...

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  6. MaryMarch 12, 2017 at 4:29 PM

    Ah, the jack rabbit does know the truth of predator and prey. The truth of life. Perhaps we are all, in one way or another, like jack rabbits.

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  7. ayalaMarch 12, 2017 at 6:45 PM

    Powerful and lovely poem. It must have been cool to see.

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  8. Old EggMarch 12, 2017 at 6:53 PM

    I loved you using yourself to associate with both predator and prey. I was able to get right inside the poem.

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  9. Wendy BourkeMarch 12, 2017 at 7:50 PM

    Predator or prey: life's primordial reality. A powerful piece, brilliantly penned.

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  10. AnonymousMarch 12, 2017 at 10:51 PM

    Wonderful write. True for all of us, that movement between predator and prey.

    Elizabeth

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  11. Sumana RoyMarch 12, 2017 at 11:48 PM

    how trapped we are in this world of predator and prey...we're born to break free of the leash...powerful lines Myrna...

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  12. Rosemary Nissen-WadeMarch 13, 2017 at 12:08 AM

    Lovely combination of the physical/immediate and the reflective.

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  13. totomaiMarch 13, 2017 at 6:41 AM

    What a reminder, Myrna. Daily life event turns into reflection of life...

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  14. RommyMarch 13, 2017 at 7:13 AM

    I sometimes do my best thinking when walking my dog too. I really enjoyed this.

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  15. annell4March 13, 2017 at 9:28 AM

    Nicely done! Love the idea, I can see you as the chaser...I love to see a Jack, I don't see them often.

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  16. UnknownMarch 13, 2017 at 1:46 PM

    Very well written, I thought the comparison to the rabbit and what life can be like was cleverly put.

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  17. AnonymousMarch 13, 2017 at 7:15 PM

    Great insight about how you can identify with both because sometimes you run from the pain of truth.

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  18. Bekkie SanchezMarch 15, 2017 at 9:07 AM

    Very wisely put! The comparison is so true!

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