Can I Have My Cow Back? â A poem for Torah Portion Mishpatim
If a fire goes forth and finds thornsâ¦
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living above its expectations and
finding what it needs.
for safekeepingâ¦
donkeys with all the trust implied.
Iâve been imagining a safe donkey-shelter
in my backyard for years.
If a person borrows an animal
from his neighborâ¦
level to borrow a cow from
Nancy down the street.
All Iâve been doing, for decades,
is allowing sorceresses to live.
If You must, take me now, Oh God
for this transgression. I just really like
the way they can make things disappear.