made in china

she returns from Istanbul
with her
passport stamped
and a strange rash on
her neck.
something I ate, I think,
she says.
I touched a camel
hair rug in Iraq.
that might have caused
it too.
you wouldn't believe
the coffee there,
she says. holding out
her wrist to show me
a silver bracelet
with the price tag still
attached.
what a deal she says
holding it out
for me to see.
made in china, you read.
no she says. really?