The Rabbit

you know what they say

about doing laundry on your birthday

the salt stain on your jacket

from brushing against the car

birch trees in the snow

they stand there in a row

stately and quiet

beautifully explaining

and if i ever got it

i'd puncture the lucky planet

and suck out all the magma

and i'd be paid to suck it

(and spill it on my jacket)

and as for today

i've had sneezes with much more to say

the tiny little novels in every fleck of snot

drive slow in the snow

brake lights in a row

everybody coming up with ideas for commercials

and if i ever saw you

and pretended not to see you

i'm wholly wholly sorry

i just didnt wanna see you

the rabbit fast

asleep inside the baseball mit

the mit lay in a pile of leaves

and me in julie's yard

and i still miss? (4x)

you know what they say

about doing laundry on your birthday

the salt stain on your jacket

from brushing against the car

people are always excited

to talk about where they're from

it's the one and only subject

where everyone's an expert

and don't forget your vitamins

or swallow such silly skeletons

i'm rotten at keeping in touch

but i miss you very much