that moment i realize i might have been mistaken. he said to me you wont regret what you did do you will regret that which you did not he said to me words i now…
I Am A Jew
On the politics of being a Jew, I will never vote with my head, only my heart, for it is my heart that bears the weight of two thousand years of exile, all the pain…
Find And Seek
I looked for myself in retail therapy; And found myself in credit card debt. I looked for myself at the top of a mountain in Guatemala; And found myself struggling to ascend. I looked for…
When Passion Is Not Sustainable
When you were here it was like a moment of time stopped You crawled into my life by a hairs breath of the shabbos bell I knew it was gonna be special, but I had…
The Catholic Priest With A Jewish Name
My first cousin Y was my oldest cousin. I say was, because today he does not go by Y. He has a new name and he is a Polish priest in a small town with…
My Mother Wasn’t Born Jewish
There is something people don’t know about me. Including people who have met me, know me, and support me, people as influential as rosh yeshivas, moguls and billionaires, Jewish leaders in the World Jewish Congress,…
My Sweet Little One
My dear sweet little one, I held you yesterday and felt your pain. I know that you have no idea what is going on, you are too young to understand. Mammy and Tatty are no…
Why You Run
You speak in code as though you want me to know but you don’t want to tell me As though you can’t choose between one or the other As though you’re scared to cross over…
Green Trees
Blue painted pink threatens the sea and the Forest grows louder, stronger, within her as she is past around from saviour to saviour, from cave within herself to cave. Until she finds that peace is…
Will I Ever Forgive And Forget?
Ever since I remember I loved to write. I’ve been through an extreme difficult childhood. I was abused several times and trusted no one. My only outlet was my pen. Until I went to camp…