TRANSITION

by Joanna Gilman Hyde

October 14, 2013 The Hawk Queen Bed 10:24pm

She showed Us Her Gift Card Collection:

Tim Horton’s, American Eagle, NSLC

(Nova Scotia Liquor Commission)

She said Good-night

on the eve of Her Adult-hood

& closed Her Bedroom Door

on Teenage-hood

Childhood

& Infancy

She took a dark fluffy cat with Her

to sleep

She plans to be up @ 6:00am

to leave @ 6:45 to drive

three hours to Her First Class

The New Nineteen-year-old