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Looking Back<br />
Israel, for a year abroad,<br />
An exciting meaningless expression.<br />
A year was yesterday in the airport<br />
And a life away of thoughts.<br />
As time lulls me into looking at days,<br />
The months sneak past into memory.<br />
New stories, new friends, new sunrises.<br />
Questions I never knew to ask.<br />
Mom and Dad becoming Ruth and Mike.<br />
Over "there" life goes on.<br />
Winter's snow is melting,<br />
Strikes and elections-all without me.<br />
As if my presence doesn't matter.<br />
I look back with wonder<br />
As time does its magic disappearing act,<br />
And I am pleased.<br />
How can I forget the time<br />
I yelled unembarrassed and without end<br />
In my ridiculous Hebrew<br />
At the man who tried to<br />
Go ahead of me in line.<br />
Two minutes later we were<br />
Shaking hands and smiling.<br />
If felt so good to let go,<br />
Without hate.<br />
Or how about the long bus ride South,<br />
When John and I started singing<br />
Our Hebrew camp songs.<br />
At first they smiled,<br />
Then they joined in<br />
Or clapped if they didn't know the words.<br />
It felt so good<br />
To be a Jew among Jews.<br />
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