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We sit rigidly on the sofa
hands cradling cooling cups
of tea.
The cups rattle in their saucers
The plates collide with heat beneath
the crust.
A glass city that has crumbled
to dust.
Close-up of a cardboard church
We lean forward and see
sharply stiff towers that still
stand tall.
The shattered city surrounds it.
The tower’s tip reaches to pierce
the sky.
A mourning angel with wings does
not fly.
Camera panning the landscape.
We can just make out
the city of Christ that used
to be
Close to unrecognisable now.
Kowhai tree bends forward to cry
yellow tears
having not seen anything this bad
in years.
Flash-forward to an image of what’s left
We are with the people;
we can feel the pain that
they feel.
Faces are powdered with the towns grime.
Silhouettes shakily survey homes that are
no more.
Nails are hammered in hands instead of
the floor.
On the sofa, distant from it all
Tip the tea down the drain and
pour a glass of wine each
instead.
Bread, shelter and safety are bliss
Armour is put on to endure and
grow stronger.
Together, linked hands overcome sorrow
for longer.
We sit rigidly on the sofa
hands cradling cooling cups
of tea.
The cups rattle in their saucers
The plates collide with heat beneath
the crust.
A glass city that has crumbled
to dust.
Close-up of a cardboard church
We lean forward and see
sharply stiff towers that still
stand tall.
The shattered city surrounds it.
The tower’s tip reaches to pierce
the sky.
A mourning angel with wings does
not fly.
Camera panning the landscape.
We can just make out
the city of Christ that used
to be
Close to unrecognisable now.
Kowhai tree bends forward to cry
yellow tears
having not seen anything this bad
in years.
Flash-forward to an image of what’s left
We are with the people;
we can feel the pain that
they feel.
Faces are powdered with the towns grime.
Silhouettes shakily survey homes that are
no more.
Nails are hammered in hands instead of
the floor.
On the sofa, distant from it all
Tip the tea down the drain and
pour a glass of wine each
instead.
Bread, shelter and safety are bliss
Armour is put on to endure and
grow stronger.
Together, linked hands overcome sorrow
for longer.