A Poem a Day

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Only the Elephant

Only the temple elephant
doesn't know I'm a foreigner
and I'm suppose to pay twice
or ten times the price

He takes my 5 rupee coin
in the moist pink interior of his trunk
and pats me on the head
Posted by Apple at 8:37 PM
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