Creative Corner: “If I were a sweater…”

“If I were a sweater…”

If I were a sweater, I’d want to be one of yours.

I’d want to be the one that you wear the most,

so I could be with you all day, cuddled so close.

If I were a sweater, I’d want to be one with memories.

One that holds a secret only you know,

where we snuck out at night in the winter snow. 

If I were a sweater, I’d want to be one that’s cozy.

I’d be the one to keep you warm in the cold weather,

while you’re curled up on a couch of leather.

If I were a sweater, I’d want to be one of value.

I’d want to be kept and taken out during the summer,

just so you could sit back, think of me and remember

that I stayed with you through December.

–Kayla Harrison (2015)–

• creative writing
• poem
• poetry