Starting Over
A sad man with a long face
sits on an antique chair
in an empty warehouse
slowly unraveling a handmade sweater.
Skeins of green and white wool
softly pull free
and coil in on themselves,
unmaking an imperfect
unfinished
labour of love.
The form disappears,
but the hands never forget
the rough touch of the wool.
A string snaps;
a world comes apart;
a sweater becomes two […]
