special issue 1
// p o e t r y
Day in the Life of Mind Bunnies
by Victoria James
When Miss Rachel songs are a little too applicable
I tug my wetsuit on,
keep my thoughts
together, focused, in one spot.
Squeeze my insides in place,
do a little hop — fit form.
Hop little bunnies hop hop hop hop
I pick up toys, fuzzy snacks,
torn books (cry for them), dog hair
covered socks, old sippy cups (chunky milk),
and straighten the rug — again.
Sticky, icky, bubble gum, bubble gum
I instruct a room of young humans
with their own bunnies jumping
around their heads. They’re just faster,
bouncier, unprioritized, quick-witted,
and over my rules and “numerous assignments”
This ring leader no longer entertains her beloved circus — it’s April.
Along comes Mr. Sharky and snapped that fishy right outta the sea
A to-do list sticks to a laptop,
travels to backpack, sticks to cup —
soggy — slides to a crumby black hole.
#1 read: don’t lose (forget) this list.
Ants go marching in a line, one veers off, uh-oh that’s a mistake
Mid sentence a thought escapes:
runs up my teeth, gets sidetracked,
turns around and jumps down my throat.
Blank confused stare, meet another
blank confused stare — shakes hands.
If you see a crocodile don’t forget to scream
about the author // Victoria James
| Victoria James (she/her) is a high school English and Creative Writing teacher. She grew up in Van Buren, Arkansas, but now lives in southern Kansas with her husband, son, and dog. Her fiction appears in Choeofpleirn’s Spring Magazine and Cow Creek Review. Her poetry appears in Cow Creek Review, Empyrean Literary Magazine, Mindful Phoenix Review, 1134’s Archivist, Written Tales, and Choeofpleirn’s Glacial Hills Review. |
Instagram: @vjames00
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