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Monday, April 14, 2008

A good day in Thailand

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This is not a story for children



To go beyond the valley of the dolls, darling...



It's quite a trip!



Wanna get Thai'd?
Just go to Pattaya or Bangkok



see their magical secret garden,
cone and sphere - shaped trees
Pet a tiger
feed a banana to the sleepy monkey
shop for stones
stone chips
stone murals while arguing with a mccaw
mccaw's as tired as the monkey...
ride a painting elephant.
quite a talented and educated elephant
i wonder if they'll do the same for Thai children
Instead you find them, her
dancing
not necessarily at the poles
but deffinitely as a
teibolera
pulling razors followed by entrails
while she runs backstage
the family medic checks her out
all's well
so you can drink the milk
she just drank a moment ago
exit
and be greeted by another child
blonde with round eyes
the child of the owner
from Europe
challenging
legitimate locals
who run honest tailorshops
and vast wonderous markets
of cloths, demon masks, insence, and fruit
don't enjoy your beer
without a child hitting on you
you say no
she turns to your date
she says no
she invites you both
together
walk out
enjoy the markets
don't eat the roaches
but do buy clothing
brand name
cheaper than the retail price
I like that other shirt
the vendor tells me
"but it's for a man"
I thought it was a blouse
what does that say about me?
we head around the corner
drink some Starbucks
and eat roasted sweet
elote
off the street
or...
head to the KFC
watch the Filipino boys hold hands
as they order...
an older Euro rich fella
escorting another child
as she tells her story
to raise money for Mother and Father
and her little brothers' education
the future merchant?
go back for another beer
seems calmer
I saw my shipmate
eat another child out
at the bar...
no wonder he won't return my work pen...
wake at day
have some noodles with egg on top
Thai food, not your
El Paso, Northeast corner stuff
go relax
get a $2.00 massage
while your shipmate
heads to the backroom
for a soapie
getting lathered, lathered
she... he ... glides on him front and back
as your masseuse
rubs in the wrong ointment
making you scream
it burns! it burns...
Do your eyes burn yet?
Dear King
Jackson Brown didn't teach you?
you haven't seen enough?
My cocain cousin
wanted to visit your land
he never made it
he's stuck in his drug rut of Hell Paso

And the clowning poet with the marks on his cheaks
always asks me
What's an El Pasoan doing overseas in Asia?
And what's a Sailor who's been to Thailand, doing in El Paso?



Answer that for yourself, mate.
Bon soir.



.... tour check-off list:
Visit the Golden Buddha
watch the Thai cholitos kick box live in the street
ride the boat on the River Kwai
dirty water, no good for drinking
watch houses on stilts
with shrines at the entrances
and the kid use a dirt mound for a toilet
feed bread to the catfish near the surface
Get measured for a silk dress
buy a chero shirt with the rooster embroider
run into an Chicano vato stylin like you on the dance floor
near midnight, Cinderella liberty
hunting down your buddy
while she's in the motel humpin her boy toy
unprepared to see the Captain tomorrow morning
get laid, by a girl with pretty yellow flowers
and get passed by your own shipmates
who didn't recognize you
cause you blend in well
morenita with long black hair
wearing the sarong and woven hat



Yes, darling,
It's quite a good day to visit Thailand.











RV River Kwai
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The sunken temple in the River Kwai