Poem written after the earthquake

Children of Christchurch

I am a child

I am all I see

Crack in the Grand Plaza

Buildings that have moved

I am all I hear

People crying

People laughing

I am all I feel

Ground opening up

Pain for those who died

I am all I smell

Sewerage

Dirt in the air

I am all I taste

Liquefaction

Sausages for tea

I am all I remember

Crying

On the floor in the cloakbay

I am all I think

My house is munted

Living somewhere else

I am a child of Christchurch

Addison