Scissors

Lately I keep scissors
Making loose the ends that meet
Grasp the shears together
And watch as ribbons fall away
Lately I keep scissors
Pattern fabric into shapes
No thread in the needle
So the pieces tend to stay that way
Always keep them near by me
Never returning
Oh what’s wrong with me
You think I’d be learning
Lately I keep scissors
Making loose the ends that meet
Grasp the shears together
And watch as ribbons fall away
Always keep them near by me
Never returning
Oh what’s wrong with me
You think I’d b learning