Elijah’s reward (Passover)

Elijah’s reward
Who wants to be a prophet?
Preaching and predicting
Making enemies of friends
Exhausted and enraged
By the constant gloom
Dying alone in the end.
Except Elijah.
Attending dinner parties
Seated in a special chair
As honored guest
Surrounded by admirers
Drunk on wine
Leaving bleak visions behind
Never dying.
Open the door.
© 2024 by Bob Schwartz
