​Remember when you discovered
Annie Londonderry
In a book
A chance find at the library
In London (aptly enough)
And you fell in the love with the story
Of the Latvian Jewish mother
Who cycled around the world
And was the first woman to do so

And fast forward a decade
And you are in New Jersey
Watching a musical filmed in London
And it is exciting
And powerful
And the vocals are mind blowing
​And the production is gorgeous

And the story
Grips your heart
The bravery of a young woman
Seeking something bigger
Seeking a different life

She ended up in New York
If I recall correctly
Annie
She ran a garment business?

The lives we lead
The places we pause
The places we shift
This journey we are on
What a ride.