A PURIM REFLECTION AS THE MOTHER OF DAUGHTERS AND GRANDDAUGHTERS Rabbi Linda Shriner-Cahn ( aka Omi )
A farce Details flooding the page Colors , textures Sensory explosiveness
Men behaving badly Where have we seen that before ? Where are we seeing that now ? Played for laughs But the laughter just isn ’ t there Buffoons , we say Not scary at all And yet they are …
It never happened so what does it matter , Ah but you see It has happened Is happening now And it never was funny , was it ? We saw the pain and hid from it .
Speaking of hidden Hiding what you are , who you are What you believe Lessons taught . Lessons learned . Make yourself small So , no one will find you , see you But they always do …
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