The World Has Left Me Alone

5:50 pm,

Saturday,

In a land near the equator,

A torrential downpour has just swept through the dust

Leaving its cool remnant to settle in our hearts,

The cendol sellers have just packed their

Roadside stall into their pick-up,

Securing a rope ‘round the back of the truck,

Believers in luck

Are scrambling out to bet on numbers

Before the lottery closes for the day,

I drive home with

Bag Of Chicken Baked In Cheese.

Waiting to welcome me home is

Milk Tea.

The world has left me alone…

But it peeps on me through the internet. 

© 2017 Irriesse Chia