City Lights Blend

After she was forced to leave home, Vee was on the move. She’s lived as far north as Grand Rapids, MN, spent time in South Carolina and even walked all the way from South Carolina to Atlanta, GA. For most of her life, though, she’s been in the Twin Cities--specifically Minneapolis. It was when she was living in downtown that she wrote her heartfelt and heartbreaking poem, City Lights;

Sitting at the bus stop
Shivering from the cold
As I slowly drift off
The city lights
Shining in my eyes
Hungry and tired
I glare at passing strangers
Wishing I had somewhere to go
As a tear slips down my cheek
Dreaming about my future and place to call home
Loneliness seeps into my bones
Like a cold finger
Curling into my lungs makes it hard to breathe
I get up and wander down the street
Choking back tears
I think about what my home would look like
And things I will have
I smile thinking about the future
But for now the city lights keep me company

And how does she feel about those City Lights now?

“When I’m walking downtown, I don’t hate them anymore,” Val says. “Now I can just go home and go to sleep, and I don’t have to worry about them. They’re a reminder of where I was and who I’ve become. Every time I pass by old spots I camped at, I humble myself, and I’m grateful that I don’t have to worry about the glare of the city lights anymore.”

This blend of Peru and Guatemala has notes of fruit leather, raisin, and hints of tea. A lighter coffee that tastes just as bright as the city lights, and Vee's future, shine.