The Flag in the Land Cruiser

The flag flutters
before the early dinner
as if it will be on the plate.

This random desire of the flag
to lead from the front
like a flaccid Washington Monument
misplaced in Asia
is pitiful, if you know what I mean.
As if anybody cares about
the flag
except in a traffic jam
when the flag is not
fluttering
anymore.

August 23, Phnom Penh