Rabbits

She places the stuffed bunnies in a short row
Tallest to shortest
And tells them to stand,
And not to move,
And they listen,
They don't move -
They stand straight and tall and stringent and solid and
Obedient
Because they love the girl,
They love her sad eyes and her
Dirty brown hair
And the soil under her fingernails... and they don't dare
To change into Real Rabbits;
If they did they know,
Their only one true desire would be
To hop away.