Walking to El-Molo Island in the Crocodile Infested Lake Rudolf
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Some time later, I returned to Lake Turkana as the driver of a safari (age 27) made up of Israeli tourists, where, against my judgment and instincts, I followed the guide as he walked the entire group through the crocodile-infested waters of the shallow lake to El-Molo Island, rarely visited or touched at that time by Western or even Eastern Africa civilizations.
At Lake Turkana
I entered crocodile-infested waters
of the shallow lake to El-Molo Island,
The lake, an enigma
Of beauty and danger
My mind raced with thoughts of concern
for my fellow travelers
The murmur of my heart
A muffled drum beating against my chest.