Title: Love

Author: Hera Lindsay Bird

In: Sport 40: 2012

Publication details: Fergus Barrowman, 2014, Wellington

Part of: Sport

Keywords: Verse Literature

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Sport 40: 2012

Love

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Love

The mountain is a landform created by the collision of lithospheric plates. The mountain rises above the surrounding land in a peak formation. The mountain is measured by these criteria: elevation, volume, relief, steepness, spacing and continuity. People take photographs of the mountain. People show the photographs of the mountain to other people, and say, ‘Look at the mountain.’ We want to believe that the mountain will keep us safe. But the mountain will not keep us safe. The mountain has no central nervous system. The mountain looks like it’s wearing a white hat. The mountain is covered in snow. The mountain is covered in people who are covered in snow. These people have died on the mountain. Love is a landform created by the collision of lithospheric plates. Love rises above the surrounding land in a peak formation. Love is measured by these criteria: elevation, volume, relief, steepness, spacing and continuity. People take photographs of love. People show the photographs of love to other people, and say, ‘Look at love.’ We want to believe that love will keep us safe. But love will not keep us safe. Love has no central nervous system. Love looks like it’s wearing a white hat.