I was abandoned
in the dream.
Left alone with no way back.
I felt embarrassed
standing there, barefoot in my
plaid flannel bathrobe.
I was hopeless, crying,
until I saw myself
through the store window.
My hands banged on the glass
and I said, “Janet! please help me!”
I was nicely dressed and looking
disgusted with the me outside.
The other Janet walked through
the clouded window, looked at me,
sighed and said “okay,
we’ve got to get you home.”
I looked down to see that my
robe was gone.
I wore a skirt, blouse and shoes.
She took me by the hand
and lifted me into the sky.
We flew over a mountain
lush with color that my eyes
had never experienced.
My spirit filled with awe and delight.
I wanted to soar forever.
But she dropped me down
close to home and said,
“You’re on you own now.”
“Please don’t leave me!”
I cried.
But she walked away
and did not look back.