In the Light of Day

At some point long ago,
she had lost herself.
She could find remnants,
but they were worn down
and threadbare.

Today, she found a clue.

If only she had looked sooner

before

before the nothingness of blurred vision
bright and blinding
had overcome

before the victim
could interfere
with retrieval

of her glimpse,
her vision of
a woman
standing