chinese new year was january 25th

secretly
across the street
the scarlet of
a new year
is rolling-regal
past me
it scurries
and
coughing
it seems to be
a fuzzy rat
cycling
with pizza
to the street corner
apple tree

Kris Van der Bijl is an English Honours student at Rhodes University who enjoys reading stories that take him on a trip and untangle the world through language. Kris’s hope is to write stories that excite people.