MARGINAL THREADS
On the fringe I wander
boundary of periphery
wondering just where I belong
Trailing Tarshish tzitzit translate
Oye Israel El Eterno en Nuestro
Dios El Eterno uno es
On the border I ponder
bound by jaded Jews judging my
Judaism juggling their own justice
Rachel's reaching rebozo renders
Hear O Israel Hashem is our God
Hashem the One and Only
Inside the tallith I have rights
Outside the rebozo
I have a right to return
On the outside looking in
on the inside looking out
to other Jews my soul is
in constant state of doubt
Insidious inside
let me in
Outrageous outside
let me out
On the edge I stand
now knowing why
I do not understand
E-mail: Rufina Bernardetti Silva Mausenbaum