Miss Esther does Pull thread through
Using waste from the sewing floor
Patch fabric
Like she making Joseph
Coat after the Israelites done leave Egypt
Mindful stitching is
Something to do
Stitching is a kinda
Therapy that moves the mind mouth and hands dem
many elders doing it a notice
Stitch and make house things
Some things they sell somethings they gi way and somethings they gift
It add to small pension
To make ends meet
Ms Esther lives at least three streets
Away
In a fairly modern house concrete mint
With good family
Ms Esther know IVY good
So when I come in her in stead
She embrace me
With a lookup grin
And pause
How much you want today
$10.00 ice please Ms Esther
A long drawn out call to her grandson
Who is always handy
But never fast enough
After their secret banter
He carrys a warm smile on his shaggy like frame
How granny today?
She good
You taking care of her
Always
Then he fetch the ice
Di ice was short because
di center didnt mek
But a didn’t vex
Den as a doing what to do
Di gate bang and she outside
Di ice wasn’t mek good because this heat
So a bring some $1.00 ice to mek up
Miss Esther knee knock and like ole people
The circulation not so good
For working like these small walks is LARGE adventures these days
But she came with a stick in one hand the ice in di next on a tarry
Some elders have a will made of pure IRON
She came
She came to keep a promise of good service
On her way
Back I realize relationships are sustained
Not on bright lights and fancy
But the promise we tell and the promise we keep
