To put it together

it has to come apart.

Material laid out, right sides together,

pattern pieces cut perfectly.

 

Pins poke holes and

pieces fit onto the material,

strategically

saving as much material as possible

for the next craft.

 

Cut, cut.

Unpin and pin.

Sew on the wrong side

Turn inside outside.

 

How this resembles life.

We come apart.

Our insides are out and

our outsides are in.

 

Things poke holes in our plans

and we rearrange the layout of our lives.

We strategically save as much of ourselves

for whatever will happen next.

 

The cutting

the pinning

and unpinning

seem wrong

 

but when we are finally right-side out

We are like a tapestry.

A Masterpiece.