Type: Poem

“Loved ones and friends, and / strangers– / in a blink, in a flash, forever lost. / This day, today…”

“The cries that carry / from one end  of the earth / to the other.”

“What happened to our prayers, O God? Did You hear them? When? Who? Where?”

“But today, there are not enough words in the Psalm / to cover the number of victims of this hate.” 

“let us shape the fire of our bruised backs into the peaceful streams of clearing throats…”

“I didn’t fast on Yom Kippur / But I mended my relationship with my spouse and children by being present in the moment and honest about my feelings in a positive way…”

“Sometimes there is not /  enough space / to contain all of the grief.”

“Today, do not take your hunger for granted, and likewise, do not take your food tomorrow as a given…”

“The nearby porch clutter did not diminish their / prayers, inspiring my own return to Shabbat.”