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My words to you
Jean Valentine![A poster featuring art by Cara Lynch depicts a kaleidoscopic abstraction in hues of pink and purple. To the right of this is a poem titled My words to you, written by Jean Valentine.](https://poetrysociety.org/assets/poetry-in-motion/Jean-Valentine-Poetry-in-Motion.jpg)
My words to you
My words to you are the stitches in a scarf
I don’t want to finish
maybe it will come to be a blanket
to hold you here
love not gone anywhere
"My Words to you" from Shirt in Heaven © 2015 by Jean Valentine.
Reprinted with the permission of Copper Canyon Press.
Inheritance: In Memory of American Glass (2017) © Cara Lynch, MTA NYCT District Avenue Station.
Commissioned by MTA Arts & Design.