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Not Your Grandma's Knitting

because sometimes I like to think I'm funny

By Ellie HoovsPublished 12 months ago 1 min read

Stab it

Wrap it

throw it in the grave

this is not

what my grandma

taught me to say

when knitting

but it makes me laugh

every time I play

villain

with my stash

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About the Creator

Ellie Hoovs

Breathing life into the lost and broken. Writes to mend what fire couldn't destroy. Poetry stitched from ashes, longing, and stubborn hope.

My Poetry Collection DEMORTALIZING is out now!!!: https://a.co/d/5fqwmEb

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  • 𝓗𝓲𝓷𝓪𝓽𝓪12 months ago

    I love how you turned knitting into something so mischievous.

  • sleepy drafts12 months ago

    Oof, this title immediately caught my attention. Great poem!

  • Karan w. 12 months ago

    Very cool vibes! Wonderful poem! ✨

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