Pleasure to Serve You

Sleeping under my great grandmother’s quilt.
by Michelle de la Vega 

Here to serve.
Here to learn.

Chain stitch
Stitch the ditch
I learned these terms
Under my own piercing needle
With my squares
Thread
And yarn

I’ll be buried in it 
He said

Here, now, to give pleasure
To hold
Rub 
Wash, brush, dress.
Here to receive gratitude

Witness
Witness
Witness

Time cut into little pieces 
Time disappeared, so close
Pieced back together in patterns that can only be held by threads of curiosity, acceptance, and love.