Tuesday, July 03, 2012

the food seller



The food seller cooking at the back lane
Under his own canopy to block off the sun rays
Cooking to sell in the night market.............
Hygiene is questionable but he thinks of his money

The pigeons flying around waiting on roof tops
Flapping wings when the pigeons see the food
The cats hanging around to steal the crumbs
The pet dog barking sometimes on strangers walking by

The sound of the early morning
The sun even hasn't risen in the sky
The food seller is up and heating his stoves
The day has begun but cleanliness needs to take stock

In the morning sun the dogs sniffing around
Looking for crumbs and leaving behind poos
At the back lane when nobody is around
Leaving the marks quietly behind

The food seller starts his day
Ignoring the neighbourhood watch
Causing the breeding of cockroaches
And the rats running in the drains


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