I am an honorary Jew,
for I believe in Jesus
says the white woman
who does not weep for ancestors or descendants
My grandfather was a Jew
He didn’t believe in Jesus
He fled Europe and regretted it
He felt his people must move
I am a Jew
skeptical of Jesus
I know that woman feels she owns
the burning stench
the dying
I am a Jew
Jesus was a Jew
Suffering is not unique to us
The ashes you think are yours
are not yours
