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If I should die….

Photo by Chaya Lester

If I should die

I want them to say I died on the front lines

Of the fight of Good against Evil.

That I spent my days knee-deep in human decency

Deciphering the moral dilemma

of when to act with compassion

And when to act with judgment

And that I have held the proper balance between.

I want them to say that

though the world did not understand it

I held strong anyway

To a higher moral code

That I upheld the Torah even though

It was often hard as nails

And hailed travails

And cost me my very life.

That I was willing to die

To sanctify

This troubled world

That I worked-in-accord-with-the-word-of-the-Lord

With ancient wisdom

The promise of Prophets

The teachings of Elders

And the calling of my very soul.

That I howled

A Kaddish with my bones

And it was an honor and a joy

To call this Land my Home.

About the Author

Psychotherapist, inspirational speaker, wordsmith, performance artist & Co-Director of Jerusalem's Shalev Center. Chaya lives in the heart of Jerusalem with her husband R'Hillel & their 4 energetic children. Read more pieces like this in real-life book form: https://www.amazon.com/Lit-Poems-Ignite-Jewish-Holidays/dp/1623930219