11 juin 2008

Shema





I woke up one morning and found a 4" gash.

Tried to sterilize it with bourbon.

Tried to preoccupy it with distractions.

Tried to teach myself to live with it.

And now I'm just asking.

Because 75 years is at once a breath and a very long time, and it feels exactly the same, all around the world.

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שְׁמַ֖ע יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ יְהוָ֥ה ׀ אֶחָֽד׃

וְאָ֣הַבְתָּ֔ אֵ֖ת יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ בְּכָל־לְבָבְךָ֥ וּבְכָל־נַפְשְׁךָ֖ וּבְכָל־מְאֹדֶֽךָ׃

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