A lint collector Is to be my calling I do not weave the tapestry I do not cut the threads I do not wind The shuttles But I find The lint The scraps cut The threads worn bare The tiniest spectators of life And I cherish them I hold them in my arms And weep Upon their barren bodies Until they swell And connect I make felt With them A mesmerizing piece of felt A blanket to soothe the shunned The cloth that wipes the tears Of angels The shroud of glory And I find peace As they are laid upon the tapestry Filling in the holes of war Oh, the meek The weak and weary meek The holders of future and past The textiles of felt Peacekeepers Waiting to be held Held up So, they can hold on And rebuild the world Cherished and blessed are the meek For they will inherit the world Saving it by peace Blessed piece 5-2-2014