Helen's Quilt

From the Kente' cloth﷯﷯ etched into the fibers﷯﷯ like your knitted embryo﷯﷯ when I carried you﷯﷯ ﷯﷯From the Yoakum cloth﷯﷯ torn in places﷯﷯ woven with brightly ﷯﷯ colored yarn﷯﷯ ﷯﷯From the Third Ward cloth﷯﷯ tattered and ripped﷯﷯ to form squares﷯﷯ sewn into my heart﷯﷯ ﷯﷯From the Gee's Bend cloth﷯﷯ discarded patches﷯﷯ springing forth like life﷯﷯ Esperanza﷯﷯ ﷯﷯From the cloth﷯﷯ Scratching my sin﷯﷯ or worn soft ﷯﷯ against my jagged edges﷯﷯ ﷯﷯From your daddy's threads﷯﷯ Stretched cloth seething﷯﷯ unraveled in places ﷯﷯ And Yet holding﷯﷯ ﷯﷯From needle pricks﷯﷯ crooked double stitches﷯﷯ unsure yet inventive﷯﷯ desperate spun exaltation﷯﷯ ﷯﷯From emerging craft﷯﷯ well made as your choices﷯﷯ flapping like sunlight﷯﷯ turn the fragments into warmth﷯﷯ ﷯﷯﷯﷯﷯﷯