I saw her today

i saw her today
so pretty
so happy
"i love your hair"
i say to her in line at Trader's

off to coffee, for me
and guess what?
off to coffee, for her
for there she was again
(ooh, maybe we can talk)
hee hee

got her coffee
and i got my coffee
and now we're both
by the coffee stuff

"how long have you had hair short?
it's so beautiful"
--there's a man in our middle who giggles
the way that men always giggle
when women talk Women

"oh, i've had chemo so many times
that i like to keep it short now"
just so pretty
so very pretty
i ask, "was the last time a long time ago?"
she says, "hmm, my daughter was ...right, it was 15 years ago."
were the times related?
"not really actually," she says

she grew up in southeast Asia
exposed to bad stuff
and she and her 2 sisters got cancer varieties
part of NIH studies
she likes to talk about this
this is very good for her
so happy
so lucky

so this is who she is
"Life is Good," the bumper sticker, right?
well, i met the one behind it all

sunshine in a person
a little lift as she walks
white hair so pure and healthy
the lines on her face were joy
"life is so good"
she says
"i'm gonna be a grandma soon"

i swear to you
there was a --- swoosh
as she left the store

believe me or not
but i had that same feeling
i imagine that little boy
felt as he saw
Superman lift right up in front of his eyes

i saw her today -
life is good!

annick