Rib Stitch
when you were
younger your mother
taught you how to knit rib
(knit two purl
two knit two
purl two)
and the first time you tried
it looked broken
but your mother fixed
it for you
told you
you’d get better
(and years later
when your ribs caved in
convening at your heart
all you could think
of was your broken rib
stitch
and all you wished
was that
it was so easy
to fix)
younger your mother
taught you how to knit rib
(knit two purl
two knit two
purl two)
and the first time you tried
it looked broken
but your mother fixed
it for you
told you
you’d get better
(and years later
when your ribs caved in
convening at your heart
all you could think
of was your broken rib
stitch
and all you wished
was that
it was so easy
to fix)