what makes a woman run so far?

what makes a woman flee?

safe den and stocked caches fall behind. iza flies each day through the hinterlands, but it is not far enough.

it is never far enough.

having been suddenly surrounded by too many faces for counting — it drew a toll from iza's mind.

her flight stops when hot air struck her to dizziness, land sloped to scrub and sand.

in the middle of a meadow iza shakes with fear and exhaustion, forcing one step and then another.