Communion
Jabez's prayer is recited from
The side of the refrigerator
Near a magnet from last summer's
Vacation bible school
Early morn and the quiet
Is interrupted by myriad birds chirping
The rumble of a refuse truck robotically
Empties the dumpster from the front
Passing cars creak and whoosh
Mrs. Garza's nightlight clicks off
Automatically the day begins
Entangled with snores
The ice maker gives birth
The central air unit cycles on
Announcing the cool air needed
For a going to get hotter day
A distant dog barks
The muse is crashed by the
Stumbling into the room
Cabinets creak open and the
Electric can opener growls
Open a can of syrupy tangerines
smackingly devoured while the spoon
Scrapes against the metal
Ancient civilizations are described
As the now too loud television alters
The air waves
Then the national anthem waves
A train whistles pass
As does the morn
And the mood broken
Or enhanced by a reality
Of sneezes and snorts
Copyright © Rhea Daniel Dear | Year Posted 2007
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