let me tell you this: I was really there
I really drank the koolaid
really wanted this to work
only to have it shattered
the illusion forever tainted
no option of going back
because back really never existed
I am gullible
romanticized
and too nice for my own good.
and my marriage is over.
the new Jew
stretching towards Hebrew
potential qualifications:
studied French -- for faux Israeli accent
learned to speak German -- to eavesdrop on Yiddish kvetching