God Hid His Face
Selected Poems of RAJZEL ZYCHLINSKY
 
A Passage of Torah

Every day 
I study a passage of Torah, 
and anchor myself 
to my people, 
to God. 
I cry out from the ancient wells 
filled with dust: 
Here I am! 
Here I am! 
But God no longer calls.

Translated by Barnett Zumoff

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