looking for some trim...

in red, white or blue

it looks like sarah

has been here too

.

for the longest time

sarah liked to twirl ribbons

in the world of down syndrome and autism

professionals refer to it as stimming

i saw it as my daughter

playing with my stash

there is a drawer in the sewing room

full of elastic, trims and ribbon

it is a twisted mess

as you can see

i purposely leave it in disarray

as a reminder of each time

sarah would sneak down

thinking no one was looking

to take another ribbon

to satisfy this need within her

she eventually grew out of that habit

still each time i open

this drawer

i see her sweet little face
with a big cheezy grin

being caught

when i walked in