can a bunny play with a wolf?
maybe for a little while
the sweet thing hopping, wrinkling its nose
the wolf gently nuzzling the bunny
innocent and naïve
though within, the thing is quivering, having a sense that it should run away
why doesn’t it leave? well, who knows
but what is bound to happen will happen when a bunny plays with a wolf
the wolf licks its chops because it cannot be anything but a wolf
and it bites
and slices the bunny from neck to groin
the bunny is splayed open
bloodied
its viscera exposed
now, the bunny is in shock, eyes like round buttons, panting, paralyzed
the poor thing had its chance to run but it’s too late now
and the wolf licks and licks and licks until it gets its fill
the wolf, satiated, pads away to find its next victim
the bunny is left, eyes glazed and empty now that its body has been ravaged
and that’s what happens when a bunny plays with a wolf
Nicole Vitale 