Eulogy: Friday Morning Devotion

By Dom Blanco

Announce the Morning. Yes

by going about Your day. Yes

raise Your well rested Flesh,

dress It & take It to Café Colao.

Praise the warmth in warmth.

Praise the Sun & Clouds.

Praise the Bus Driver & His 

solemn, stoic face. Praise 

the patience it takes to wait 

for the walk sign to turn white.

Praise the Woman as You enter,

whose car has gone missing

& praise the nice Man 

behind the counter, comforting.

Praise the influx of regulars:

Arturo, Felipe, & Maria

as You enter Their atmosphere.

Praise Their secret pains, praise 

that beyond these walls,

beyond the smell of confections

& beans roasting, Someone here 

may be suffering this Morning. 

Turn now Your praise 

to the sweetness in Your mouth 

of the guayaba spilling out

like thick blood shedding the Day. 

Listen for the word Amor 

hear the phrase “have a good

Day” & let it be enough. Yes

praise, yes, raise Your pen

& announce this Morning. Praise 

Us all who, yes, woke up Today.

—Humboldt Park