We hoped and prayed
When things were done
At least back on
Day number one
The scale was blalnced
Evenly
And I slipped in
As beinoni
And in the balance
Lies unfurled
Not only me
But the whole world
A simple act
Not just for me
Or my entire
Family
For that great scale
It does connect
To make a
Domino effect
If I myself
Can turn the tide
The whole world moves
To tzedek’s side
So take these days
Seriously
For it’s not ‘bout
Just you and me
For every mitzvah
You perform
The fate of man
It can transform
That tiny act
Can soon outweigh
And be the act
That “saves the day”
So don’t belittle
This great week
For tiny acts
Do volumes speak
That weeks ahead
Way down the road
The act you did
Indeed does bode
The fate of future
For the world
With His mishpat
Soon unfurled
So please act now
Don’t hesitate
We just can’t
Anticipate
The future
And our
Destined fate
Are the nice words
That you stated
A salvation
You created
Could last year’s tzedakah
Given warm
Save a child
From great harm?
Or that you helped
A boy in need
May have stopped
A violent deed?
Or that sharp word
You hadn’t jabbed
Prevent one
From being stabbed?
Who knows?
What act?
Which klop
Al Cheit?
Can fend off
Plans for
Terror state?
I’m not a novi
I don’t know
Which direction
We shall go
All I know
All that is clear
That these ten days
Decide the year
And thus a tiny
Deed from me
May change the course
Of history
It’s very scary
Knowing too
The whole world
Depends…
On…
You…