I
Kohen* abdicate.

Never
will I step

into
the holy

of holies

The 
rabbis republic

displaces
my house

of high priests

which
is how the

world
wills it

I
think this

while
breaking matzah

with
lanzmen**

who
look back

only back

their
words I can

repeat
in my sleep

&
They I know

will
always sleep

*Kohen (pronounced Ko-hain in Hebrew) is a high priest of Israel or a descendant of high priests.
**Lanzmen is a Yiddish word for countrymen or compatriots, usually referring to fellow Jews.