At seven AM
in the kitchen
pajamas and turkey bacon
between the coffee
and annie lennox
she found her at 17
rejection abound
and foreboding
a huge canyon
dug back then
she hadn't been able
to traverse since
legs bent
head forward
ceaseless energy
to try again
she turned around
the hole was behind her
she was already
on the other side
she must have walked across
in her sleep
before her was endless blue sky
blinding sunshine
and open plains