For him
The destruction of the temple was a living reality.
He used to take off his shoes,
Sit on a law bench and lament.
He said: we are all children of an old pain.
Brother, you whispered: no.
I am a child of another pain.
It weeps in the ruined temple of my life.

Background: the ninth day of the month Av is the day of mourning for the destruction of the Jewish temple. My mother speaks.