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I am a letter
read me and get permission
I will let you be

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My older father
turned into my grandfather
and then he moved on

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Narratives go on
after characters have gone
short stories so long

sometimes we miss that
we're weak due to avoiding
that which makes us strong

Sometimes we assume
incorrectly, that we know 
who we really are

At my Facebook desk 
I sit here alone, hoping 
for something to change

*

Art is beyond words, 

even art that uses words

like these thirteen here

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Need to grow thick skin
If we ever want to win
Not sure that I'm in

Holy women prayed
Rochel cried and Chanah sighed
And that's how we're here

There's moving forward
And then there's sliding backward
There's no standing still

And yet:

Part of going up
is not sliding back down
- at least not as much

Shavuot morning
Up learning for the whole night
Praying at The Wall

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Up all night in love
next day students make comments,
"You're in a good mood."

**

Sometimes I'd rather
be alone alone than be
alone in a crowd

It all comes down to
if we're nice or if we're not
(putting it nicely)

For nine days we mourn
our not being allowed to
eat meat for nine days

*

There's a general
Named General Atmosphere
He is everywhere