Walking Tour
The Girlfriend resting Her head
on the back of the Boyfriend
as They wait for the walk sign
to change from orange to white/green
(I too am in love)
*
The drama that exists between
the group of Men when King Solomon
is mentioned as the ostentatious volume
of the hi-hop beat is being blasted
(I too am excited)
*
The amalgamation of Bodies’
size & color crashing as
They cross the street, the waves
in the river frothing to spike
like frosting on a cake
(I too am a mixture of others)
*
The sun perfectly wedged
between two glass office buildings—
their various kinds of architecture:
Art Deco, Neo-Classical, Postmodern
(I too am beautiful)
*
The expression of awe
on the Man’s face
as He looks up
at the towers size & scale
(I too feel small from down here)
.
Dom Blanco is Cuban American writer originally from Miami, FL, now based in Chicago, IL. He holds a BA in Philosophy from DePaul University and an MFA from Randolph College. His poetry has appeared in various publications, including The Brooklyn Review, Rappahannock Review, New Feathers Anthology, Novus Literary Arts Journal, Inverted Syntax, Cathexis Northwest Press, and The Allegory Ridge Anthology. He is the recipient of generous support from the Nancy Craig Blackburn Program. As of June 2024, Dom is actively submitting his poetry collection, Inside the Infrastructure, which earned an honorable mention for the 2024 Homebound Poetry Prize.
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