Twenty years ago when she thought she would live
forever, she tried to cut it

short. Twenty years later, she’s doing all she can
to preserve each daily miracle. Joy

Division was rattling in
her head: “She’s Lost Control.” Who knows what

the Roadhouse jukebox
was pumping out. It was Neil Young who awakened her

with a “Harvest Moon”
in April to a morning she didn’t know she would want

to know. Some dates are best
forgotten. She’s the lucky one who gets to remember the long play.