the ceiling fan rhythmically squeaked
four large insects flew around the room
a uniformed man raised his right arm and
signaled me to come forward
a bamboo stool was in front of his deck
" sit " he said . i did and handed him
my documents . he looked at the pages
" you pay one dollar . special fee "
i pulled a bill from my shirt pocket
and placed it on his desk he opened
a drawer put it inside and returned
the documents to me then pointed to
a woman seated beneath an open window
opposite us " go there "
a chair was besides her desk " sit "
she said . i did and gave my papers
which she glanced at briefly
" you pay special fee . one dollar "
after i paid she smiled and extended
her arm towards a door " exit there "
the air was humid and the sky partly overcast
a man sat on a motorcycle " transport ? " he said
i walked over and sat behind him " how much to town ? "
he turned around and said " you pay how much ? "
from my shirt pocket i pulled a dollar and
said " lets go " he looked at the bill then at
me " one dollar !? what one dollar pay !!? "
he put his hand on the fuel tank " get petrol ? up !
eat rice ? up !! drink beer ? up !!! "
he took the bill folded it in half and placed it
in his jean jacket left pocket . " one dollar !?
what one dollar make !!? want girl ? up !
before condom free ! now no free !! must pay !!!
everything up ! up !! up !!! "