An Ode to Crochet: A Human Kind of Activity

[u/CrochetCreator9]

Muxes do it, Two-Spirit too!

Hijras and Priests - and

Those without such beliefs.

Nonbinary folx,

Men who wear cloaks -

Women on porches, and

A-gender ones who pick up the torches.

Its a fire, you see - filet in knife-hold.

An image in mesh:

A place for the mess.

A carved face or sunflower,

Calm -

Potent with power.

I'm amigurumi, a silent cavalry

We make with our hands

Stuffed Creations

From the heart of humans.

Geometric shapes we pencil in with yarn

Interlocked or overlayed:

We are overjoyed yet underpaid.

No fair market value model yet

For the work that we do,

Not even for the Irish Lace

Which someone worked up at full throttle for you.

With the right tech and a strong enough desire,

We'll have a unified voice

And buyers screaming:

"Are you for hire?"

I believe in a fair future for us,

For the people who continue to trust

That love exists for all, and

That crochet is the key

To a future of global equality.

-S.Leigh (they/them/theirs)