Mori V'Rabi

At around one in the morning

What should have been a time of peace

Turned into pain and mourning

Blood shed

Terror

I cannot imagine

The horror

This time

It was too close

To me

And while I am 6000 miles away

How can it be

That I would not cry

Or be afraid

My Rebbeim

Mori

My teacher

Rabi

My Rabbis

The ones who guided me through turbulent time

Are you ok (alive)?

Waiting

Waiting

Please answer

I cannot sleep

Until I know you are safe

But even then

Mori V'Rabi

What answer can you give

What comfort can you provided

Our collective soul

Has been stabbed

We are all bleeding

Mori V'Rabi

Give me an anwer

Give me hope

My emuna

Is being stretched thin
I don't want to snap

I want to go home

I want to be close

I want to be safe

Mori V'Rabi

My teacher

Teach me...

Where do we go from here?