I Give You My Soul
I have returned to the story
I heard their groaning,
God said,
and remembered –
I am a turning soul, M said,
I give it to you
it’s all I have
I give you my soul
and that always saves me.
God said,
I will be with you for the whole story
restore you
take you out from here —
I give you my soul.
We are saving each other with nothing
giving up our separate selves
handing over our souls
the enduring offering —
jsg, usa
Small alef poetry; Shemot
Maqam Rast