The sweater is raspberry red.

The sweater that was worn by a school teacher once.

The sweater that was worn by a man’s wife before.

The sweater is crocheted.

The sweater has holes.

The sweater shows skin.

The sweater has no buttons.

The sweater lies open.

The sweater is delicate.

The sweater that resembles a doily.

The sweater that has a history.

The sweater that was worn by a school teacher once.

The sweater that was worn by a man’s wife before.

The sweater that goes antiquing.

The sweater that smelled of sherry and cigar smoke.

The sweater that was worn to the court hearing.

The sweater that hates bating.

The sweater has been handed down.

The sweater that was sewn by three women.

The sweater that shielded freckled fair tone skin.

The sweater she had an affair in.

The sweater with the apple sauce stains.

The sweater that has predecessors.

The sweater that speaks in an ethereal voice.

The sweater that is incriminating.

The sweater that is self-conscious.

The sweater with a history.

The sweater with histories.

The sweater that was worn by a school teacher once.

The sweater that was worn by a man’s wife before.

I wear the sweater’s history.

The sweater that has been passed on.

The sweater I now call my own.