Apex Predator
Poetry
the river roars,
crashes against
rocks, pebbles, and trees.
somewhere, within the current,
a tadpole swims,
leaps from lilypad to lilypad
as flies and mosquitos
buzz in frenzy, try
to escape the dart
of its little tongue.
the wind hisses,
rain floods houses
buckets, pans, and towels
line kitchen tables, basement floors
among the chaos,
a crocodile floats gently,
closes his eyes
its nictitating membrane
at peace with the vibration of OM.
Nidhi Gandhi is a writer and MFA candidate at CUNY City College of New York. She is also a rhetorician, writing center tutor, and incoming adjunct instructor of English. She is a vegan, loves all animals, but is particularly fond of cats and her friends know she’s awake when she sends them cat memes on Instagram in the morning. Her poem “For Survival” has appeared in 433.