Untitled For the Time Being

you learn about life
watching kids in a service
it happened to me
it happened to the rabbi
a good idea
well thought out
with places for participation
but children can hijack a service
sometimes the best sermons
should be abandoned
for what
for improvisation on reality?
not so good at that
it takes a long time
to come up with
a good idea
well thought out
with places for participation
and the rabbi had that
one would have thought that
the downfall would be
too much noise
while the message is delivered
noise can be diverted
but children can hijack a service
Avraham
you call out for justice
you argue with the Infinite for justice
little james
he called out for justice
he argued with his parents
for justice
the other little boy was a hoarder
there are hoarders in the world
what do you do about them
james didn’t want to ignore
and there wouldn’t be a story
if james did ignore
justice, justice, you shall pursue
james had heard the message
but the other little boy had not
now some might ask
where was the other boy’s father?
the Av/father of this situation
laissez faire freedom
some might argue
he was there
but he was not there
laisssez faire freedom
is just too easy
it isn’t the father
after all
we have a world full of hoarders
and the spiritual message
should be able
to deal with hoarders
one would have thought
the father would
step in
and take away
the hoarded goods
but he did not
looking at the father
he wasn’t a hoarder
himself
he looked more
the victim of hoarders
he looked exhausted
spent by the hoarders
so spent
that he was not there
so that is where we are
for whatever reason
hoarders we have
maybe
compassion
was what was
called for
justice should be combined
with compassion
thats what the rabbis
say
what is not pleasing
to you
do not do to others
so where was the rabbi?
he had a plan
a good idea
well thought out
with places for participation
but children can hijack a service
if you abandon the plan
what do you have?
it really isn’t a simple problem
somebody call the president
oh, that’s right
he gave millions to the hoarders
but now he is looking to
give us inexpensive health care for all
socialism the hoarders declare
this really isn’t simple at all
so where is God?
God too had
a good idea
well thought out
with places for participation
but children can hijack a service
so that’s why its back on us
can someone figure out
a creative end to this
situation?
what do we do
when others
won’t
cooperate?
I’m not talking violence
here
in
a poem
for God’s sake
but
how about
a sustained
effort
how much longer
will we let
others hijack
the service?
how much longer
will we let
others hoard?
and
that is also why
sometimes
titles should come at the end
because children can hijack a service
Justice
Freedom
Compassion
Rational Mind
Spiritual Mind
Limits
and me
I
saw
all
this
and
did
nothing