Gravel road
Abandoned
Greasy spoon
Standing alone
The last payphone
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Party over
Nothing left
Except
Few Crumbs
On
Paper plates
It is now late
Everyone
Moved to another place
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Tangier
International City
Cavernous hotel bar
Full of unusual characters
Barely remember
Was it her smile and perfume?
Or
Exotic African & Middle Eastern music?
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Guatemala
Walking on dirt road
Boy Carries basket full of wood
Followed closely by his dog
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Punch the clock
All-night
Unload
On the dock
Eat cans of beans and spam
Drink beer in the can
Trailer has a roof leak
Clogged kitchen sink
Lost truck to repo man
Old lady gone two years back
Left behind her empty cigarette pack
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Yucatan Peninsula
Mexico
Lying in hammock
Cigarette hanging from mouth
Soles of feet badly cracked
The fisherman
Mumbled
To his dog
Stop
Licking
Bottle of tequila
On dirt ground
*
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Praia
Copacabana
Rio
She said “Bon Dia”
Nighttime dancing & caipirinhas
Short time motel
Kisses & “tchau”
*
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Carrying plastic bags
Full of groceries
The pregnant mother
Slowly walked up the long stairway
While her two other young children
Followed closely behind
*
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Digging deep into the sidewalk trash can, the shabby dressed man found a copy of The Wall Street Journal.
Stepping onto the city bus, he sat down on one of the front seats and proceeded to read the newspaper, like he was an executive, on the way to a high-powered job.
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Valley Of The Kings
Walking down into King Tut’s Tomb
Sign reads NO FLASH PHOTOS
Guard whispers into our ears
“Baksheesh
Baksheesh
No one else is here”
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Discount box store
Late model
Luxury
Automobile
Pulls into parking spot
Older man steps outside
Holding large designer bag
Unloads
Several
Empty
Wine bottles
Into shopping cart
Then drives away
*
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under the afternoon summer sun
I stand to the side
watching tourists snap photos
of the first mate
on a sport fishing boat
toss
cold
stiff
fish
on the hot wood dock
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Decades gone
Nights alone
Surrounded
By
Egyptian perfume bottles
Containing
Scents
Reminding
Her
Of
Lovers
From the past
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Sweltering
Night
Dressed in white
Holding
Flambeau
Madame
Ushers
Disciples to ceremony
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Bahia
Walking along the Praia
I met a lady
With
Long black hair streaked with gray
She whispered:
“Make love to me
only
this one time
and
I promise
Macumba
will make sure you always remember tonight.”
Now
Alone
My Dreams
Always the same
Sitting on a milk crate
Using a hacksaw
Trying to cut chains from my legs
Back-and-Forth
Back-and-Forth
Back-and-Forth
No Escape
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Leblon
Walking along the Praia
Her dog on a leash ran round and round me.
The lady said:
“Gringo can go free if he buys me an ice cream”
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Chiang Mai
Dry season
Sleep
Days
Long
Nights
Drinking cold Singha
Playing pool
Passport stamp expires soon
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All-night drive and drive
Asked-Have I been to Kansas?
Cannot remember
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They invented the game
Controlled domain
Took the cream
Left behind small change
Now
Their efforts are in vain
Sloppiness
Replaced
Tidiness
The yarn unwound
Lost all strategic ground
Standing at the roadblock
Stuck
Watching cuckoo clock
Tick tock
Tick tock
Tick tock
269
Saigon
Restaurant
Eating
Extra large bowl of pho
Looking
Out the front glass window
I see a lady
With a hand out
Holding her child
Staring at me
268
Outdoor bar
Copacabana Beach
Rio de Janeirio
Two ladies
Sitting next to me
Discussing
My old torn flip flops
They say
“Very poor gringo
Not a good catch”
I interrupt and say
“I have come to Rio many times
I’m married
To a Carioca
Her advice
Is to dress down
So I do not get robbed
Always works”
One of the ladies then says
“Your wife is very smart
Dressed like a poor gringo
Also keeps Rio women away”
265
Sushi Bar
Ginza, Tokyo
Sitting next to me
The Japanese Gastroenterologist said
“I could make much more money working in America, but cannot take the food.”
Thinking for a moment
Taking another sip of my sake
I said
“I fully understand
Japan’s outstanding cuisine
Has also ruined me”
The Gastro then said
“I’m doctor
Eat
Drink
I pay”
253
My car broke down today
Received
A high interest
Payday loan
No catching the bus
The mechanic
Will get paid
I work
For a dollar more
Than minimum wage
Scared
Lose sleep
About becoming homeless
Only a couple lost paychecks away
Eat no name can or box dinners everyday
I’m told
To put money aside
For my old age
Not in prison
But
Trapped
In a cage
232
Snip Snip
Snip Snip Snip
The barber
His shop
Located on a luxury avenue
Some wealthy patrons
Would discuss a stock or two
No ordinary conversation mind you
Just juicy
Trading knowledge
He was privy too
Blue Chips
Small Caps
Bull Markets
Bear Markets
Decades gone by
Never married
Diligently
Investing every extra cent
Watching his portfolio
Climb up to the sky
One day
The barber died
Accumulating a sizable estate
No family
No close friends
No one knew
No one to give the money too
Snip Snip
Snip Snip Snip
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Craps was the game he played
Once a month
Took a round trip flight
Lauderdale to Nassau
Carried his cash in an old bag
Stood most of the night
At the table
Sometimes won
Sometimes lost
His demeanor
Always stable
Just a way to unwind
The game
Cleared his mind
215
Walking gravel road
Hot thirsty totally lost
Followed by thin dog
209
Late night
Walking cobbled streets of Prague
Had one too many pilsners
Met a street performer
On the corner
Done for the night playing his violin
After an hour of shooting the breeze
I asked my new friend
Why is it that you are so at ease?
He replied:
“I play for spare change
I’m the only one who needs to be pleased
Some people call me lazy and completely crazy
But
Too much ambition would no longer be fun being a musician
I accept who I am
No need to try to be on top of the highest mountain”
189
Some place
Central America
Woke up soaking wet
All through night
He sweat
Looking at mosquito net
Got up
Walked down to the sea
Rendezvous
With the señora
She asked
“Is everything ready?”
Symbiotic relationship
Based on greed
Both tangled together
In the weeds
He is her token gringo
Because he always succeeds
Complicated
Dangerous
Game
Living under an assumed name
Continues playing
Only himself to blame
163
Put it on the bain marie
May not eat for another century
Spent winter in Romania
Hung out with vampires from Transylvania
Full blood transfusions made me live forever
But much crazier
Worked my way over to India
Met a snake charmer who was even zanier
He gave me a worn copy of the Tao Te Ching
Went home to Miami
Every day for one month
Sitting on the beach
Reading all 81 chapters of writing by Lao Tzu
No more luxuries for me
Decided to pawn off all of my bling
To this day for no reason
When drinking coconut water
Start to sing
The Star Spangled Banner
Oh say can you see
Numerous shrinks unable to help me
Bought old wood sailboat
Went off to sea
Made landfall here in Tahiti
Really enjoy your company
Please pour me some more tea
154
Had a moment that day
Decided
To throw it all away
Purchased
One way ticket
Going
South of the border
Now
Live as a loner
Spending days
Fishing
Drinking ice cold Coronas
Belly full of polo, ensalada, rice, beans
And
An occasional Senorita Bonita
Dressed in tight fitting jeans
147
Tokyo room
Shared bathroom with thirty people
Saved Yen for sushi
128
Hot night in Bahia
It was obvious she was hurt like me
Well into our bottle of Argentinean wine
Ana moved forward in her chair
Pulled back her hair
Looked directly into my eyes
Started to cry
Without saying another word
She took my hand
Led me over to the beach sand
and
Made this man feel young again.
127
You say you’re Jet Set
Daddy took bribes got fat
Moved clan from hellhole
Princess parties Miami
Shanghai, London, Monte Carlo
125
Around 6am
Tsukiji fish market
Sushi Sashimi breakfast
Washed down with Sapporo Draft
Chilling with fishmongers
This Gaijin had a blast
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