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I am teshuvah Like Elijah, I visit you each year You are the empty chair waiting for me You are the brimming wine cup on the table I visit and sip from your conscience Each sip a tiny itch deep in your head Did I? Should I? Can I?
I am teshuvah I am the one who wakes you at night I pull you one way, then another I am your guide, your friend, your foe
Together we toss on the waves of your memories
We argue, we debate the right and the wrong
There are no answers, only the prize
I am teshuvah
Like a riddle, I am both hot and cold
Like paint, a thousand shades of white
Like a gust of wind I travel in and out of your soul
I lead you on journeys you don’t want to take
Bring you to forks in the road
Force you to decide
I am teshuvah
Neither good nor bad
I am all ears, I am a fine listener, so go ahead
Talk and talk, deep into the night and I will listen
I am here, I am waiting for your deepest confessions
While the gates are open
While prayers still ascend high above the clouds
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