New Zealand Poetry Society Te Hunga Tito Ruri o Aotearoa
Aftermath - Nic Harty
He is sitting on the couch
needing blankets and biscuits.
She is vivid and plastic.
Sometimes she was like warm clothes on a cold day.
Sometimes she was the cold day.
He is a dog curled on the ground
chewing on her apology
like a bone.
Nic Harty
Karamu High School
Hastings
2nd place (Secondary)
