It’s that blanket that you’ve had all your life

It’s kept you warm

Covered your eyes during storms

And you know that it should be enough

Each thread an act of love

Stitched especially for you

Embroidered with tears good and bad

But you can’t help but notice

That no matter how you pull it,

Part of you always remains uncovered

And at night the cold seeps in

Through the threadbare spots

And you don’t know how to patch it,

You’ve tried so many times

It’s only in the silence that you realize

You need a whole new fabric