Floating in crisis and chaos
Feeling in my depths
The chasm between this moment and the next
Sacred scraps of burned scrolls
Surround me, a dark halo
Just out of reach
The letters, still alight,
Ascend ever upwards
No longer trapped
In the grave’s tome
But freed
For the next chapter
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They clutch at my country, my cause, my religion – Should I hand over
My awe
My wonder, too?
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Blessed!
You are יהוה
Our author
Ruler of the known and unknown universe
Who has enlivened us,
Affirmed us,
And brought us to
This time