Kaparot Is Not

There will be more days of atonement
for others [with or without chickens to
take on human sin]/ Kaparot is not on
my to-do list – instead sleep’s reviews
of old trespasses is my constant ritual
[in dreams she still does such wrongs
to others by her inconsistent kidology]
Now I find waking [less escort] is good

for one’s soul – no faking to avoid roles
[I will sleep without fear of knife crimes
& no thumps in my night] Less sex is a
deal worth paying [always sticking me
her going rate] There are men who still
would devour her [she’ll let them draw
on her sagging heart & parts – enough]
If I believed in God I would call her up