rest in peace
on thursday morning
i had
a text message
from
our 'adopted' son joseph
he wanted me
to take a
'good' photo' of 'the memorial to eric smith in front of the phone booth on broadway at 80th'
i texted back
'sure. who is eric smith?'
even tho joseph
who is working nights at the delacourt theatre
was
still asleep at 5:30 am
i had no idea
who
eric smith was
i took the photos as requested
emailed them to joseph
later
i was browsing facebook
there was a post by joseph
citing the memorial
it answered
my
'who is eric smith'
question
mr smith
was
a homeless man
a fixture in our neighborhood
he hung out on broadway at 80th street
when h&h bagels was on the corner
he would open the door for customers
in the hopes of getting a tip or a bagel
after h&h closed
and
verizon opened
he continued
to be a presence on the street
you may recall this photo
that
was
mr smith
in front
of
the defunct h&h bagel windows
rest in peace
mr smith
