karma shawarma

is it true

I am alone

with my karma?

this doesn't bother me so much

but if it is true

that means you are, too

then, what can I do for you

your suffering, not my responsibility

nor the world's fractured agonies

is there any way I can help

is this even my concern?

some will surely ascend, unblemished

what of those who burn?

let's pretend

we're just people

by birth or cosmic joke

and my hand reaches out in space

for yours and you take hold

the way light

the way light

romances the glass

hits her with a slight

matter-of-factness

and me

a room away

getting only a bit

enough to read by

be by

understand

the shapes

in my mind by

that diluted gist of hope

I get by by

(any good gambler knows when to) Let It Ride

 

We are sitting at 2^nd Seder

A temple-sponsored event

He asks which one is the wine glass

And which the water glass

 

I say it is simple

The wine glass is smaller

He asks if the waiters can tell us

I say, of course they can

Wanna bet on it? he asks

Can we bet during Passover?

Sure, it’s not the high holy days

So we each put a dollar on it

 

When the waitress rolls around

He asks her

Could you tell me which one

Is the wine glass?

 

It is exactly as I said

 

His response,

Okay, good job

We’ll let it ride

Til the next bet