Backstitch, reliable and handy

Patches,

stitched and sewn,

a thick and unworkable kind of fabric,

makes it impossible for things to be known.

Laying in the closet,

abandoned

project after project,

why do you keep things even when you understand that they need to be thrown?

A hoarder of sorts,

but for project pieces,

a creator who plans to tinker with broken seams.

a ripper in one hand,

and a whole lot of passion,

still cannot make this fabric stitch clean.

It cannot be used,

you understand that?

but still I watch you stare longingly.

too many broken needles,

and the lost touch of magic,

you think eventually you would learn

that even as an artist you need to leave some things be.