i thought i was hopeless,
without direction or purpose
until one day i met myself,
coming around the corner of
midlife.
i almost bumped into her,
i was so engrossed in thoughts
i can’t now remember.
but there she was, clear as day,
bright as the sun,
happy to see me.
and i said, “hey, it’s you!”
and this self from beyond midlife
smiled, made her way around me
with a little dance in her step,
and said, with a song in her throat,
“get ready, girl,
your best is yet to come!”