knit one, purl two

[milo]

well, since we are on a theme - not new but made me think of it:

Knitting

She stiches three knots straight then one that's purled
while looking straight at me, she gathers slack,
"You know what's wrong today? The whole world

staring at their phones!" My needle's knurled
ends blister thumbs. And though my skills may lack
she stitches three knots straight. Then one that's purled

then, "watch your edge!" as if her skill had burled
my side. I sigh. "I'm really just a hack
you know. What's wrong?" "Today, the whole world."

I look away to find a skein that's furled
down at my feet then change the yarn to black -
she stitches three knots straight then one that's purled,

but then her hands knot up her face is curled
as she undoes a perfect stitch and then a pack,
you know what's wrong. Today the whole world.

A thread of white like tears in milk, it's swirled,
"he's left before, you know that he'll come back."
She stitches three knots straight then one that's purled.
You know what's wrong today - the whole world.