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She knew seven ways to tie a cloth around the body.
He knew twenty-two ways to tie a knot to set the boat to sail the sea.
What would I bring? And if I never left the table. What could I return with
worth offering up to feed. And if I couldn’t feed – if I couldn’t find a thing to give to
those in need and a way to give it, then what right did I have to continue to live it? But
only sometimes, my mere presence was enough.

Marylisa W. DeDomenicis