The world is different today than it has ever been.
Today is not yesterday when a newborn had yet to be born.
Today is not yesterday when a newborn had yet to be born.
Today is not Monday when a hospital in Gaza still stands.
Today is not Rosh Hashanah 2023 when fear and grief
had yet to rend a nation.
Today is the day a friend waits for a biopsy.
Today is the day millions live hungry, homeless, afraid.
Today is the day you wake to a house without your beloved.
And today is a day some flowers still bloom
amidst the falling leaves, the browning world.
