Banal, transmogrifying red-eye flight
Embarked in frozen Tokyo, slept and woke
Bewildered, on the other side of night
In Bangkok, grey and stifling, taxi-choked.
A cluttered tailor's, me as mannequin
I wobbled, sweaty, conscious of my girth
While fingers felt, his sister passed him pins
A risk- not sure I'll get my money's worth
Familiar walk in atmospheric stew
The catwalk slung below the skytrain tracks
One side, a temple; other, cop HQ
One mall ahead, another at our backs.
A floating world, hot faces in a throng
Seems like a dream. We lived here for so long.
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