LAMENT
Where were You, Adonai *,
in that black, bitter, unending night?
Were You asleep?
Unconscious? Comatose?
Or did You go away?
How can we appeal to You
when You are not there?
Did You forsake us?
Where were You, Adonai,
when we needed Your help?
We wept for You
but were not comforted.
We cried out to You
but were not answered.
We prayed to You,
but our prayer did not rise.
Where were You, Adonai,
when we labored as...