Imperial Manila As I See It
...Manila the Imperial City of the Philippines
It is like a mirror reflecting itself
What you see in Manila is you see the Philippines
There you see high rise glass building
The modern mask of moder...
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Categories:
pawnshops, city, history, identity, work,
Form: Prose
A Pawnshop Customer
...Downtown
broad squares
highway
out of these places
every nook and cranny alleyway,
shabby signboard,
makes a terrifying sound
when the wind blows,
we open a very narrow door
and meet an old ...
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Categories:
pawnshops, love,
Form: Free verse
Signs
...lottery tickets and scratch offs cause nothing but litter and
make the poor poorer and the rich state richer
prayer is not allowed in schools yet the money which
builds them says in God We Trust o...
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Categories:
pawnshops, absence, abuse, addiction, baby,
Form: Free verse
In Red's Silent Fury
...Metallic city howls like a wounded animal
scraped by nocturnal vigils
of grandchildren and elders
emaciated like tuberculosis lungs
gasping from chug-chugs of tobacco soot...
a...
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Categories:
pawnshops, anger, angst,
Form: Lyric
Some Helpful Counsel During Hard Times
...Some Helpful Counsel During Hard Times
By Elton Camp
If a financial emergency should unexpectedly arise
There’s an easy solution right there before your eyes
Payday loan stores are everywhere...
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Categories:
pawnshops, funny
Form: Rhyme