Are They Really Spare Rooms?

Almost 58,000 families and individuals are waiting for affordable housing in New South Wales, Australia.

They are sleeping in their cars, in their family or friends’ couches or garages, in tents in parks, in cardboard boxes on park benches.

How many vacant properties are there?

How many spare rooms are in our homes?

Rainbow Moods

Violet comforts me with her sympathetic hand

Indigo sinks me into an ocean of sadness

Blue gives me freedoom to rise above

Green guides me towards hope

Yellow brightens evey cell in me

Orange infuses me with ecstatic happiness

Red captivates me with excitement

Warfare

The bashing storm in my head

The accusing finger at my temples

The wisdom of knowing their falsehood

Getting out of bed is a struggle

Facing a new day with a smile is a struggle

Fighting for my identity is a real battle

I am not a disappointment

I am not a half way wonder

I am fiercely and freely living