words from the soul
The corners came undone long ago. Slowly unfurling from where we tuck them in tight so incredibly tight... The place where we come to a point pulls in all four directions. Reaching out... white fabric flapping softly in the breeze... Waiting. But we refuse to pick up speed and white only stays white for so long … Continue reading Unfolded
a year. it wasn't supposed to be like this. it was supposed to be a fairy tale ending. it was supposed to all work out. there was going to be this moment where it all came together. and we'd be whole again. there was hope that even though it seemed so damn black we could … Continue reading 525,600 Minutes
17...just off the plane and I'm miserable. I call my eldest brother. I haven't seen him in years. He went to yeshiva when he was 13...I was 8...I got his room. When he came home for the occasional weekend or chag, I had to join my sisters in the attic. I don't really know him … Continue reading 31
I wonder where you are now. Or maybe I don't really care. I don't know. You are on everyone else's minds...as they prepare to stand before you... You fill their hearts with trepidation...love...and I guess a healthy fear. Not me. My heart doesn't really let you in that much. When it does it is in … Continue reading A Day of Atonement
Let it go, let it go Can't hold it back anymore Let it go, let it go Turn away and slam the door I don't care What they're going to say Let the storm rage on... "It just makes me not want to be religious anymore," I said. She couldn't handle it. So she had … Continue reading Defrosting
Colloquially Speaking 