Barbara Temperton #21 - Cruising VII: Swimming in Cambodia - Part I

   Tourists so bloody hot they’re beyond fussy

   wade through metres of disposables –

takeaway cups and lids and stirrers,

sachets for sugar and salad dressing,

spoons, bottles, caps and straws,

the myriad forms of plastic –

   until they are beyond the gentle wave line

   and its ornaments, either standing neck-deep

   or floating in the cool, blue Gulf of Thailand,

   high-heeled shoe rocking by on the tide.

To be continued …