pond / reflecting /

our translucent /

minuscule lives /

algae / water flea / bryozoa / nymph /

an immense field of /

bubble / filament /

arm / leg / mouth /

our anatomy is meant

for movement /

for catch / graze / feed /

filter / snap / feed /

exchange greens /

exchange whites.

Lorelei Bacht (she/they) successfully escaped grey skies and red buses to live and write somewhere in the monsoon forest. Their recent writing has appeared and/or is forthcoming in Stoneboat, Barrelhouse, SoFloPoJo, The Inflectionist Review, and elsewhere. They are also on Instagram: @lorelei.bacht.writer and on Twitter @bachtlorelei