Sunday, January 23, 2011

Knitting

Yes, I knit.
I cast on,
knit a scarf, hat, blanket,
and cast off.

I learned to knit from
watching my grandma’s deft fingers
making the needles dance.
Weaving patterns into the yarn,
she would make a mistake sometimes-
no problem-
she could turn a gaping hole into a gorgeous design.

My life is being knit.
I am the yarn, being crafted
into something (hopefully) beautiful.
But when I make a mistake,
I can never turn that hole into a design.
I can never go back.

Sometimes I can’t help but ask myself:
who’s holding the needles?

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