Cars

photo of the city of Christchurch in New Zealand as seen from halfway up the Harry Ell trail

Travels with eyes front
along majestic mountains—
long straight line of ants.

Graffiti

Photo of a wall in an alleyway in Wellington, New Zealand, with the words, “Some graffiti here would be cool!” graffitied on it. — Random alley in Wellington, New Zealand.

Acts of defiance:
drawing thoughts on alley walls—
an urban “problem”.

Price

Photo of the parliament building of New Zealand in Welling.

Grandiose buildings:
thousand-dollar suits and boots;
cost of living bills.

Dream

Photo of a cloudy sky and a green landscape as seen from the window of an airplane.

Bright blue horizon—
buckled into a tin can,
refugees dream big.

Coat

Photo of a mountain covered in trees. Sugarloaf reserve in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Like moss on a rock
mountains blanketed with trees
protect life within.