55 online
 
Most Popular Choices
Share on Facebook 72 Printer Friendly Page More Sharing
Exclusive to OpEd News:
Life Arts   

The Streets of Taiwan...a poem

By       (Page 1 of 9 pages)   26 comments, In Series: Poetry
Follow Me on Twitter     Message Shawn Hamilton
Become a Fan
  (29 fans)

An orangutan owned by small-time mafia at a Taiwan night market
An orangutan owned by small-time mafia at a Taiwan night market
(Image by Shawn Hamilton)
  Details   DMCA

The orangutan was owned by some petty mafia types who used him as an attraction to sell gun-shaped lighters at the night market. Behind him are cages with cobras in them. The orangutan was a sad creature who drank Taiwan beer and smoked Long Life Cigarettes like any depressed human would. It wasn't an act. He really drank and smoked.

An orangutan owned by small-time mafia at a Taiwan night market
Copyrighted Image? DMCA


The Streets of Taiwan


We stand out like white sheep,

Stumbling along the crowded Taiwan streets,

Tripping on cracked sidewalks crammed with clothing racks and crates,

Congestion of vertical signs in Chinese hieroglyph--

An occasional decipherable word:

"Language School"

"Pub"

"McDonalds"

"Tiolet"

Next Page  1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  |  6  |  7  |  8  |  9

(Note: You can view every article as one long page if you sign up as an Advocate Member, or higher).

Well Said 3   Touching 2   Must Read 1  
Rate It | View Ratings

Shawn Hamilton Social Media Pages: Facebook page url on login Profile not filled in       Twitter page url on login Profile not filled in       Linkedin page url on login Profile not filled in       Instagram page url on login Profile not filled in

teacher and reporter

Go To Commenting
The views expressed herein are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of this website or its editors.
Writers Guidelines

 
Contact AuthorContact Author Contact EditorContact Editor Author PageView Authors' Articles
Support OpEdNews

OpEdNews depends upon can't survive without your help.

If you value this article and the work of OpEdNews, please either Donate or Purchase a premium membership.

STAY IN THE KNOW
If you've enjoyed this, sign up for our daily or weekly newsletter to get lots of great progressive content.
Daily Weekly     OpEd News Newsletter
Name
Email
   (Opens new browser window)
 

Most Popular Articles by this Author:     (View All Most Popular Articles by this Author)

A Brief History of Fascism in the United States

"Kasskara": The Other Sunken Continent

Rethinking Conspiracy

Sign of the times! Hawaii delegate Chelsea Lyons Kent tells OEN why she flipped off the DNC, part of Hawaiian delegation

Kasskara: Sunken Land of Hopi Ancestors/Migration to the Fourth World

Danger In Cell Phone La La Land

To View Comments or Join the Conversation:

Tell A Friend