Rabbit Tractate #1

demon salt tree sap

in this my elder

in this my random forest

I string butcher twine

between two cedars

back forth under

and again

and again

my fingers fray

wrap bite sting the bark

break the bark

peel scrape the bark

sweat along the tide lines

visual distress signals

loss of hair

loss of voice

one pennant

a red light above

a white light

danger to small crafts

my body a small craft

ghost propeller bleeding

one red flag

with a black center

on a white light

between two red lights

indicates hurricane force wind

warning!

I stand on his stair

choke the higher limbs

I might fall and break my throat

left wrist

right leg

one square red flag

with a black center

weave and cutcut

the bark leaks

red poison

floating orange smoke

electric distress light

hand-held flares

shove it up inside me

one short blast

means I intend to leave you

on my port side

(island rules)

two short blasts mean

I intend to leave you

on my starboard side

(island rules)

I intend (no)

I intend (no)

I intend (no)

please hear me

sound five short

rapid blasts

if you fail to understand

my intentions