Do not love me on condition
Love me unconditionally
Do not love me on condition
Of the length of my skirt
Or sleeves
The height of my neckline
The food on my plate
Or whom I choose to love
I have more cousins than toes and fingers
But not one friend
I will not be part of a family
Bound by expectation
I come as is
The product of two opposite worlds
Secular and ultra-Orthodox
Meanwhile I am
Only a Jewess
Stuck in a balancing act
Do not love me on condition
Love me unconditionally