בס״ד
Vayikra
diaphragm, liver and kidneys
organs which separate above from below
and thresh seed from chaff
why with these are we makriv our shelamim?
are we, out of gratitude, pledging freely
to isolate from breath, and eliminate from blood
reckless speech and unfit thought
the dross of human nature?
not limbs nor hide, but only these, are cast
upon the mizbeach, and with kindred fats
their spirit ascends through a filtering fire
sifted, leaving only ashes behind
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