Saturday, May 22, 2021

her scissors

she had several pairs
of scissors around
the house.
scissors seemed to be important
in her world.
one for knitting,
for snipping threads,
for cutting tags off
new clothes, a frayed
sleeve or pant leg
on something old.
one for the kitchen,
a multi-purpose pair
in the drawer,
one for the kids to cut
construction paper,
a pair for
cutting hair.
a small set in her purse.
an old pair
she couldn't bear
to let go of,
a story behind it that
you would never hear.

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