Ode to the Standard Tourist

Ode to the Standard Tourist

Thailand Poetry 2013

Happiness is a simple thing…

 “I am on holiday and I want no trouble!

worked all year for my room: double!

 

A/C bungalow straight on the beach,

palm trees and cocktails within hand’s reach..

 

Let’s book all week in advance in the same place…

in a tourist trap resort, for God’s grace!

 

Only on comfy beach-beds I lie,

if I touch the dirty ground I may well die,

 

Now waiting long for my pickup shuttle,

I litter the beach with my beer bottles

 

Last night I got drunk at a party, slept all day...

followed by heart what Lonely Planet says!

 

Same beach-same bar -same routine,

my fashion clothes are always clean!

 

I go shopping every time I have the chance…

the rest of my day? Just a boring trance!