In 1726, a poor peasant woman named Mary Toft claimed to have given birth to several rabbits.
She was later branded a liar.
The appearance of blue pigment in animals is an optical illusion.
my head / is filled / with rabbits /
/ LIAR /
my brain / imprinted / with shadows /
/ LIAR /
my heart / wallpapered / a nursery / room /
with an animal / pattern /
/ LIAR / no /
the baby / took flight— /
look! / a doctor has / seen it
he (look!)s / at my soul through /
an opening / opening / up /
for rabbits / and crowds / and crowds /
and crowds / now people shake heads /
for reasons / to shake heads / is she
serious? / no / who fuckd her? / no /
/ o LIAR /
can’t be that I’m /
cunning. Can’t / be / that I’m right. /
Only / a girl, I / stuff / sixteen rabbits /
up my vag / for attention /
a moment / in inkprint / a moment /
to rest / I rest / a blot / a dot / on the page
/ LIAR /
it says
/ LIAR / he says
/ I believe you /
he says / he looks through my
tele / scope that’s what
they’ll / tell you / I did it /
for dimes / my babies born /
dead— / look!
/ LIAR /
it’s! /
/ LIAR /
with her / twitchy nose tell /
/ LIAR /
tell us / what mother /
/ births / beast /
/ what / mother /
/ mocks / medic/
/ what mother / knows /
her body / like he could /
this morning / this— / / /
morning.
Got up early to work in the fields.
Looked up.
Saw a blue jay change color mid-flight.
He looked like a a a a
