Tailor Anaïs Mitchell

When he said
When he said that he liked my cut of hair
I became a barber

When he said
When he said that my scent was Eau de Fleur
I became a perfumer

When he said
When he said that he liked the clothes I wore
I became a tailor

And I sewed a party dress—
In and out and in and out
With a needle and a thread—
In and out and in and out
In my head, the thought of him—
In and out, in and out and in

[Musical Interlude]

When he said
When he said he was leaving
I took up the violin

When he said
When he said that my body he'd not miss
I became a sculptress