I Bought a House â A poem for Parsha Behar-Bechukotai
in a walled city, its redemption may take place
â¨until the completion of the year of its sale
-Leviticus 25:29
when we donât own anything yet, except the shoes
on our feet on this dirt at the foot of the mountain.
I think of this as I work in my socks in this house
on a mountain â The ink on the paperwork which
brought me here â still wet.
There are teams of
Iâm on their list. They hope to see me soon.
My bank account keeps telling me itâs going to