O my dears –
I am an imperfect perfection
G*d has blundered more than once
in creating us whole
with broken parts.
I have learned with the Sefas Emes
that all my broken parts are whole
and even if not —
none of us are partial
we are all Miniatures
in some inscrutable way
that will clarify if not in this world
in the next.
I apologize
for what I have said or done
intentionally or inadvertently
or I may do or say
in the coming days
that has hurt or may hurt
in any misconstrued way –
In words
Mine are careful but
What I miss in discernment
You may receive with generosity
What I offer in exhilaration
You may receive with patience
— forgive me.
I need you more than you know,
your friend always,
james stone goodman, united states of america