thai chic

-a tourist's take on Thai style-

hemline manipulation & insidious heels
handcrafted accessories & inexpensive deals
all the rich allure of an ancient asian aesthetic
meets the post-modern awareness of sugary plastic synthetics
lush flavors in every alley
crushed tapestries sold on every street
quilts of scent & sight, races & tongues
traces of textured air fill slow-polluted lungs
a crowded city stocked with deep black eyes
every kind of trafficking under hot delta skies
humidity rising as inhibitions fall
unthinkable acts by impossible dolls
the high percentage of freaks ensnared
by the low cost of cheap wares
stall after stall of handcrafted silks
canvassed by broke backpackers and their bohemian ilk
local brews & Chinese herbs
filthy smog looms over congested curbs
crested jazz kingdoms and gilded bronze gods
Bangkok chic is 21st century neo-Buddhist-mod…