What if Abraham got it wrong

Shvarim- 

the earth is shattered. 

the contract broken. 

Or did the man misunderstand. 

was the father supposed to teach the right way 

the way to be a person is

 to give & sacrifice & appreciate 

​but instead he taught 

fear.

he said you are only powerful if you're the one holding the weapon 

the test of strength he passed 

but he failed us all - 

taught his son that connection is weakness 

and he taught his sons to acquire and tie more knots and stand with tight fists 

first two- then 12-then to all the generations of sons 

and so we cry - still 

Shvarim - the earth is shattered. 

what will bring repair? 

When fathers help their sons stand up 

when they teach that tears strengthen 

they don't wound you permanently 

keeping you from seeing 

​the suffering of a gentle ram stuck in a bush 

of a woman fighting to be heard 

of a crying boy who just wants to be held and loved 

until then -

Shvarim - the earth is shattered.