clean pillow case

under his head

behind his back

a hyena stared

the man down

hungry eyes blazing

and he rose

to greet her

with a warm

stinking open mouth

very bad breath

like drunken farangs

hanging in Nana

eating fresh frogs

and old fish

wrapped in newspaper

only 50 bahts

will buy lunch

Only Thai Food

is on sale

cheaper than petrol

but much tastier

than cold chips

and curb scrapings

off the knee

wounded that is

from civilian attack

farangs started first

outside the embassy

and ended up