Communication
I know I arouse your disbelief Because I do not text But there’s a simple reason That I still use a cell phone to call you The most important thing I have to share I…
Month: April 2013
Prudence & Parrhesia
A library I once spent time in Is named in honor of Pope Pius XII He was nothing if not prudent And prudence is a virtue much of the time In 1948 When talking with…
Mechaiehs
Mechaiaeh… Pronounced m’KHY-eh, to rhyme with “messiah.” The kh sound is, of course, the way a MacTavish would roll it out. From Hebrew. Pleasure, great enjoyment, a real joy. … Mechaieh comes from the Hebrew…
Being Real
No one would really confuse a Catholic Worker type with a real ghetto person, and no one would really confuse you with a real impoverished hillbilly. You may identify with them, but they do not…
Inspired at the London Tea Room on a Friday Afternoon
The joy in hearing your stories O Cynical Optimist (Your serene green eyes Your face radiating confidence) Like that woman who looked Ten years into the future And knew with whom She needed to be…
A Mentsh
For years I read him to get a bearing On the atrocities the U.S. enabled in Central America I wrote my Master’s thesis on him On Israel/Palestine and liberation theology When I met him at…
So Be It
Bella Levenshteyn After I sent you the Cardenal poem About bloody coltan cell phones You asked me what I think you should do Now that’s easy: Share your light
Letter of Recommendation
Her I call a healer who recognizes toxicity in her environment And resolves to protect herself and others accordingly Her I call a healer who swims against the fierce current Of conditioning of GPAs and…
Out of the Blue
But I don’t do that with anyone in the world “But I want you to, with me”