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| Meet Ting-ting, knitted in honor of an Unimportant Woman in Souzhou, China |
An Unimportant Woman – Ting-ting, Souzhou, China
Hazy sunlight filters through the Garden of the Master of the Fishing Nets;
Ting-ting strokes her growing belly.
The child will soon be born - without a father;
He enlists the arts to fight his government’s oppression.
“China is our home,” he said, as they tied his wrists and took him from her.
“Don’t let them scare you to submission.”
Helplessly the future mother strolls amid the beauty of the Souzhou gardens,
Admiring stunted trees, inhaling sweetness from their dazzling blossoms.
Her restless hands search through the shopping bag,
Seeking respite in the tangles of the yarn she bought.
In silent vigil for the man she loves she bows before a jaded Buddha.
“They wage wars, and I knit teddy bears.”
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