East Side Story

Shanghai dude s
lick pocket phone stylish shao
lin monk cigarette smo
king Bruce Lee wit
h steel-tinted sunglasses hi
ding a hyper-hormoned drive.

Credit cards waiting
kung fu muscles prepared -
this guy is ready for bat
tle with condoms w
rapped in shiny aluminum f
oil like a croix de guerre.

There she is!
A cover girl model
in mandarin orange lipstick
strolling past an ancient statue
of the Godess of Mercy co
vered with pigeon shit.

As eyes meet
sirens screech
horns honk
and advetisements blink
a ritual much older than the Yellow River
starts yet again.