Author: Mariam Ahmed
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Bay-Sick Scene
Street performers stroll down the sidewalks of San Francisco, Catching stares and slipping dollars from tin cups into their pockets. These are no ordinary drummers and drawers. No, these sly schemers are homeless by profession. Jugglers and gigolos alike challenge onlookers to suspend their disbelief As one skilled artist delicately throws and snatches balls of…
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Sloppy Grows
Cluttered stalls line the market streets And merchants lift up their offerings with both hands Knowing they have the public in their palms. What used to be shunned as a practice of the unrefined – Now exalted as the height of morality and health. All those hours spent in brightly lit bulk warehouses Are now…