here before: a poem for a world on fire
© rabbi menachem creditor
we deserve better
every one of us
scarred scared sacred
i can't breathe
over and over we cry
be it air or arms
doing the choking
fire in our lungs, eyes, nose
ash in the burning sky
we've been here before
and, beloveds, in this
we take strange solace
beautiful
scarred
scared
sacred
beloveds
we've been here before
and we're here today
crying ashen tears
fire in our eyes
ready to bring and be
that better world
full of the air
we all deserve
