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“If it’s my time, it’s my time”

If it’s my time, it’s my time,
I heard him say – time and again,
My grandfather, and my father,
But no one knew, no one knows,
Their time.

I am that I am.
I will be what I will be.
G-d, only, knows –
G-d, all around,
The mystery of creation.

I will be what I will be.

Amen.

“Corona Torment”

A little cough,
Benign, no cause
For worry,

Persists,
A dry, hacking cough,
Problematic,

Fatigue and stress,
Undermine resolve,
Tormenting,

Treatment does not
Exist, is not,
Helping now.

I question, now,
My life and purpose,
Asking for hope.

“Have Mercy”

For five dollars, I will wash your windows.
For one, I will shine your shoes.
For ten, I will carry your groceries.
For fifty cents, I will tell you the news.

I will sing you a song for free,
But please, please, have mercy upon me.
I am poor and alone, left for dead,
I have no pillow, nor a bed, upon which to lay my head.

For five dollars, I will do your laundry.
For one, I will cut your hair.
For ten, I will walk your dog twice a day.
For fifty cents, I will pretend to care.

I will sing you a song for free,
But please, please, have pity upon me.
I am poor and alone, left for dead,
I have no pillow, nor a bed, upon which to lay my head.

For five dollars, I watch your children.
For one, I will water your plants.
For ten, I will make your house spotless.
For fifty cents, I will iron your pants.

I am poor and alone, left for dead.
I have no pillow, nor a bed, upon which to lay my head,
But I will sing you a song for free.
Please, please, have mercy upon me.