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Hey Bob, last night I had a dream.
If Dan lived, he’d ask, “What was it?”
…or maybe he’d say nothing…
—regardless, here’s my dream:
it was of my only father,
cross-legged, meditating
in a red-light district window,
and um…

well, in my dream I am in Amsterdam…
my wife nor I know who I am…

I turn to her,
I tell her: “I won’t be home for Shabbos.
It’s not that I don’t love you;
it’s just that I hate Shabbos,
with all its peace and quiet,
and all its gentle prayer…
I was not raised with quiet,”
and then…

she screams, “I know! Goddamn,
this is Amsterdam!”
I scream, “Don’t scream! I’m still a man!”
“No, you are a coward,” she says,
and I know I am.
I’m worse than my father. At least
he was good enough in the end.

It’s been two years since she left me,
and three since Dan last died.
The truth is I miss Shabbos.
I miss what I should’ve tried
while I had an ex-wife’s father,
while I had broken bread.
Now who will be my father?
Oh, Bob…

in my heart I am still in Amsterdam.
My dad is dead and so is Dan
and I am a liar—it’s true—
and I know I am!
I’m worse than my father. At least
he was good enough in the end.

He was good enough in the end.

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from .​.​.​And the Lord Hath Taken Away, released April 7, 2023

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