Bunnies Doing What Bunnies Do

as i observe the
fertility dance
of the cottontails

i realize
that
easter bunny

was the hardest
imaginary figure
to outgrow

god was gone
in a flash
rigid priests and cruel nuns
cemented that one

santa took a bit longer
until it sank in
that he was as judge
mental as god with his
naughty and nice lists

tooth fairy was just
a merchant
and i had him figured
out after the second incisor

but the easter bunny
left eggs and candy
without expectation

i think

as i observe the
fertility dance
of the cottontails

that
easter bunny
may still be real

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