I Knit, a Poem

The following is a quick poem I wrote this morning.

I Knit

I knit 

To keep myself sane 

To keep myself going

To keep myself focused when the anxiety feels like it will swallow me whole.

I knit 

To stop myself from eating my emotions 

To stop myself from picking my scabs and acne

To stop myself from screaming in the face of things I can’t control.

I knit

To wrap my loved ones in comfort

To wrap myself in a soothing rhythm

To wrap my world in a type of bubble wrap that keeps things safe.

I knit 

To create 

Calm, love, peace, new starts.  

I knit 

To destroy 

Pain, frustration, ugliness, stress.

I knit 

Because I am.

Breathe in.

Purl two.

Breathe out.