Pattern

I am ten
Watching
My elder two
Sisters flattening
A crinkly paper pattern
Onto a piece of cloth
Spread out on the
Table scissors
Pins skirts
Blouses
Learning to
Pleat fabric and
Cut the pattern then
See as the foot peddle
Rocks back and forth
I fall asleep lying on
The wooden floor
A small couch
Pillow under
My head
A child’s
Nap.