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Street minstrel show parade Plays on edgy charade Lunch time crowd pass Random onlookers like glass Curious faces venture looks Money box less empty hooks Coins like droppings scarce Spare change welcome nest Croaks on a song dreary Mellow strains contort weary What else can he do or say! How else can she do today? Sad story in a brave face An unlikely hero to trace But loose change means something Than something else or nothing People pass by casually Somewhat detached emotionally The world goes on with ripples Passing by broken people Today curls and hurls and swirls These unforgiving times court sad world Leon Enriquez 19 June 2017 Singapore