Some Cents

Part1
An old lady
Wizened, whitish frizzly hair
Back bent almost 90 degrees
Toddling along pavement
From shop to shop
Asking, looking, collecting
Paper and cartons
Selling them for some cents

Part 2
Teens
Decked in Esprit and Nikes
Sipping Starbucks
Flashing and thumbing Nokias
Talking air emptily

Part 3
An old man
Grimy face, lined forehead
Patched trousers
Walking shop to shop
Looking, peering, prying
Waste bins for cans
Selling them for some cents

Part 4
In ang mo kio
Along the road
The old ones wait
With their piles of paper
And cartons
Buyer coming soon
Paying them their some cents