New Clothes

from Before You Could Decide by Rachel Zylstra

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I’ll sit at my sewing machine until
I’ve stitched out all of my memories of you
I’ll start by ripping out the original hem
These pants were too short to begin with

I’ll add a new button
Remove the zipper
Sew the right side to the left
And when I’m done
I’ll be qualified to
Teach a community class
(But first)

I’ll pump the pedal till those
Sleeves are reattached
To the matching blouse
To the lengthened pants

I think I’ll be wearing these
New clothes all too soon
And then I will not recognize you
I will not recognize you
I will not recognize you

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from Before You Could Decide, released December 3, 2008

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