Poetry
Goral
bound
for altar
or cliff
I’m at the mercy
of You
and Your lots
Kapparos
after swinging
the briefly orbiting object
stops to be
eaten or spent
realize that things don’t always revolve
around you
and resolve the universes
between you
and Him
— Yossi Huttler
Yossi Huttler is an assistant district attorney in Brooklyn. He is currently on a leave of absence.
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