Drunk

photo of the sun setting behind leaf less trees and old houses, silhouetting the buildings and plants

Outlines of dark trees,
colours of a fading day—
an after-work high.

Fun

photo of an Australasian darter sitting on a rope at a boat docking yard

With wide open arms,
embrace the incoming storm—
but dance beforehand.

Common

photo of the Elizabeth Quay apartment buildings in the Perth CBD

Tethered together,
warring, despite shared borders
and a spinal cord.

Promise

photo of sun setting behind dense bushes and houses

On the horizon,
hovering, a band of hope—
of good tomorrows.

Fight

photo of a rugged bark of a tree of the myrtle family

My neighbourhood Groot,
fighting for a greater good—
future of our earth.