Frank. Memphis. 2013. Rakn (photo credit: Karen B. Golightly)
The Chanukah Candle
I had to cover my cell
With a sheet.
All the electricity
Was out
In Sing Sing.
Lights Out.
I told them
I was on the toilet
For this reason
I hung my sheet.
I wanted to write to Sarah
My Granddaughter.
I wanted to answer her letter.
There was a
Chanukah candle
Left.
I found it
In my cell.
Yeah.
And I had
A match.
Electricity. Love. Lights out.
The heart is light.
The love is electric.
Send it any way you can.
I hope she
Can read my
Letter.
It was so hard
For me
To see.
But I did
My best.
I did
My best
To see.
_________________
Dvorah Telushkin