I don’t want to be a corpse
riding the train in silence
just standing with the pole in hand
trying not to smile
I don’t want to just float through
through the tunnels like a lazy mule
staring blankly in between the bodies
hoping not to feel

These people, I see
I know – they are me
much closer than farther,
the distance between beings

From time to time, I feel this connection
a sensation of worthwhile warmth
passing over us from above
while growing from deep inside
I feel as those around me feel
I share the space, the time the air
we breathe together

my נשמה, my soul delivers consciousness, whole and pure
I travel time on
a subway line
the doorway chime
marks the seconds in my mind

I can realign my own divinity in the space of this time
I can unassign my ego from its place of self-design
I can see inside my being I can see inside my mind

and when it’s time…
ברוך השם!
to earth my body will resign

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