Hey there, I am new to YWN and find the coffee room forum very entertaining and enlightening. I will post a poem my friend composed and emailed me on erev yom kippur. Although it has a negative connotation I found it to be a bit disturbing yet the raw truth . I would love your input and comments on them….here goes!
In the hopes to appease God
We harbor belligerence
In an attempt to impress God
We abide to rules of ignorance
In the hopes to be loved by God
We reward contentious hate
In an attempt to conquer God
We continue to infiltrate
In the hopes to inspire God
We condone madness
In an attempt to prevail upon God
We perpetuate sadness
In the hopes to persuade God
We pardon immorality
In an attempt to understand God
We excuse brutality
In the hopes to anoint God
We have resigned to play this game
In an attempt to qualify for God
We crowned “the Lie” what a shame!
May all of Klal Yisroel do a reality check, cometh the new year!
A Gmar chasima Tova , and a gut gebentcht yur!