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In His Dream
Jake is a black-
tailed jackrabbit.
His belly is flush
against the sand
in his scrape
beneath a scrub
of mesquite. The five
thousand stars
visible above him
are torches wielded
by a violent mob.
Hidden by but a wisp
of lacy leaves, he hears
the yelps of coyotes
drawing nearer with each
vicious tick of the clock.
He tries to move but can’t,
helplessly vulnerable
to the timeless, red rite
of devourment.
Larry D. Thomas
Jake & Violet
(Terlingua, Far West Texas)
an rhp electronic chapbook
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