an ode to a bunny i killed near the a19

I hit a bunny with me car today

Not saying that I am okay

But I'm doing better than Mr. Hops

I wasn't going that fast and it wasn't my fault

I caught your back legs

Looked in my rear view mirror

Saw you writhing around on the tarmac

Oh god, oh god, oh god, oh god

I could've just kept driving

I could've pretended it never happened

But I couldn't live with myself

Its emotional pain

Would there be more damage if I didn't know your fate?

I talk about damage but my legs aren't broken

I'm not on the roadside waiting to be roadkill

I turned around, put my hazards on and parked up on veggies and leaves

We live in the countryside these things are bound to happen eventually

I get out of my car, another car speeds by and flips you over

You're still but in another reality I wish this hit you but you're still breathing

I could've just kept driving

I could've pretended it never happened

But I couldn't live with myself

Its emotional pain

Would there be more damage if I didn't know your fate?

I talk about damage but my legs aren't broken

I'm not on the roadside waiting to be roadkill

My foots above your neck

I try not to look in your terrified eyes

By looking at my knee

It's raised up eternalknee

I can't do it

I can't do it

You're still a baby

I can't do it

I can't do it

I don't know how many blows this is gonna take

I can't do it

I can't do it

You're still a baby

I can't do it

I can't do it

I don't know how many blows this is gonna take

I went to pick you up by your tummy

You shrieked and squealed like a child begging for mummy

You looked into my eyes and

I felt paralysed and

Didn't know if putting you on the side of the road was the right thing to do

I can't do it (Why?)