What We Believe

We celebrate holidays,

Or we do not,

For personal reasons.

(That’s all that we’ve got.)

 

To some, it’s religion

That drives them to pray,

While others like following

Customs that they

 

Have observed since their childhoods.

For me, that’s the case

And certain traditions

I like to embrace.

 

To honor connections

With those in the past,

I’ll light special candles;

Tomorrow, I’ll fast.

 

The only true lesson

To me, on this eve,

Is it’s nobody’s business

What we each believe.