Type: Poem

“Will they be man or woman? /   the angels asked.  / They are neither and both, said God.” 

“Blessed are the souls / As they leave the Temple of body…”

“Infinite Source of All, / As darkness threatens, / Enable me to join/ The Light of Redemption…”

“A coat of armor, as it were / A sling-shot and insult-repelling coat”

“Our greatest cities sin through indifference;  / And so they falter beneath their own weight.”

“With not a word being said, / I accepted my title of dove.”

“I ignite a match and think of our ancestors / as though they were just upstairs…” 

“We were Jewish, we didn’t believe yet still so enthusiastic to receive…”

“The names go on and on, / the rabbi’s voice unwavering…”

“Reclaim the holy. Prove it again, one bright flame at a time, one more memory of why we do this.”