elohai neshama
my g-d of soul
blessed are
you
for leaving traces
of our souls
as our bodies fallÂ
and all that remains is the sea of our tears
thank you for reminding us
of the hidden breathÂ
the raspy rapt blessing bound up inside us each day
unwaveringÂ
that we are aliveÂ
when the world
when we least expect to be
we are
amen