Elul 2: Act

“Hey!”

He paused, fist raised
and gaped at me.
“You’re bigger than her.
You know better than that.”

And then I was gone.

—

This poem is in a series written during Elul, the Jewish month of reflection and repentance leading up to the Jewish New Year and Day of Atonement. The project is inspired by Rabbi Phyllis Anna Somer, @imabima. More info on her blog Ima on (and off) the Bima.

~ by ettaqueen on September 13, 2016.