Type: Poem

“I too am living my autumn…”

“I take it off when I get to the parking lot / and hide my Star of David, / cover my Hebrew tattoo…”

“Engage with those who believe in the blessings of Love and Life…”

“So God created the dawn, painting peaks of blues and purples to the warmth of the black.”

“I invited those who won’t speak up for me now…”

“I’m teaching to prepare you. / But for what exactly? / To hide, to fight, to run away or die?”

“We get to Kaddish, I just hit a wall…”

“Every song / a protest, ready to transform.”

“Tonight, perhaps, don’t be in such a rush / to set up your candles against the dark.”

“One day, / The court of the captives will convene / before the halls of power…”