damnit. this is the most violent unraveling: uprooting
in seconds what may have taken months to
stitch. years, if you count what it took to learn to get this far. and
then, when your yarn
rests in your hands, kinked, unruly,
and possibly knotted,
countless onlookers will wince, and offer "sorry that didn't work out. on to the next?" but
the knitters among you will nod
in recognition. they have been there, too. they know in their smallest bones what you desperately hope is true: this isn't
over, but beginning again. the yarn is warped and will take more to make the stitches
neat, but your fingers haven't forgotten how you got this far. there is still something to make. perhaps a different shape, but just as warm.
About the Creator
Dane BH
By day, I'm a cog in the nonprofit machine, and poet. By night, I'm a creature of the internet. My soul is a grumpy cat who'd rather be sleeping.
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Comments (3)
Warm, thoughtful!! Great work!
"Perhaps a different shape, but just as warm." Beautiful. 💓
Wow! You have a poem for the new challenge already. My aunt could relate to your lovely poem!!!