The Rabbit Shed

Papa don’t show me the ways
Of the world - do not betray me
Do not teach me to kill with coldness
Don’t take me down to the rabbit shed

These frail creatures in the dark
Dream in captive slumber
Gentle eyes and peaceful nature
They were made as we were made

We go on as if nothing’s changed
but I have changed inside      
A single stroke of a hatchet blade
shows me how you’re made              
A part of me has died

I see a different man
You were my protector
Now I know it’s as easy for you
To take a life as you take a breath

Take it away!  Please, take it away!
This destruction of tender creatures
Great and small, we take care
Don’t take me down, we take care
Great and small, we take care