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# The Tailor
- URL: https://elacrain.com/writing/the-tailor/
- Published: 2022-08-11T11:51:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-04T09:56:55.000Z
- Author: Ela Crain
- Tags: #writing, POEMS (SORT OF)

I was standing right next to him  
in a room full of colorful fabrics.  
Silks and velvets hung off my arms  
like a tree dressed in rainbow prayer ties.

I was standing right next to him,  
wearing perfectly ironed trousers like my wrinkle-free mind,  
and a leather belt I cherished too much.

I was standing right next to him,  
as a blank notebook.  
Everything he said wrote itself  
on the pages of my heart.

I was standing right next to him  
when the clarity between his words  
wrapped my shoulders as a timeless hug.

I was standing right next to him  
A smile broke through,  
and I surrendered to a freedom  
I had never known before.

I was standing right next to him  
when a smile broke through.  
And I surrendered to a freedom  
I had never known before.