The stubborn fabric is seizing around the needle
its obstinate refusal sends laughter through Rose
the school didn’t want a Jew anymore but the Torah unravels itself for her
the ark opens in a flash of light her father holds the magnifying glass
here Esther defeats Haman here Miriam her watchful eye
Rose won’t sit around
with permission she starts a business
takes the reins the seamstress whips of wool
her custom dresses rival France’s everyone knows
her she is in the fabric now
