The fruit cart creaks by the young brothers.
The legless one tries to glare a baht or two out of his cup.
Empty, except for the sweat that just fell from his hair.
The older brother narrows in on the rambutan, focusing right
through the furry skin, straight to the dripping flesh.
They lock their stomachs and focus on the competition:
the thin whining of a Thai violin two spots down.
Chase Ambler was born in the U.S. but grew up mostly in South and Southeast Asia. He graduated with a Creative Writing Degree from the University of Colorado in 2008..