In Her Early Twenties

Your early twenties Are for knitting a sweaterOccasionally you'll unravelTrying to start againYou might break a needleOr damage the spoolChange your mind on colorsOr patterns, fabric or stitchYou'll get excited and try it onBefore it's fully doneMaybe seeing the potentialOr focusing on the incompleteness-Then live in those emotions for a bit One day you'll finish itExpecting it to last wellInto your thirtiesThen you'll realize You can make a better oneSo you start from scratch,But you don't start with nothingYou'll use all the lessonsFrom the sweater beforeSitting cross-legged on the floorIn the fabric ofYour early twenties