I get into the car

The smell of the stale air is

Stifling

The key turns with a soft click

And the engine shudders into life

Pull out of the garage

The soft pressure of the brakes

Weakly resisting my will.

Reverse,

Brake,

Drive,

Stop,

Turn…

The sun bursts free from the horizon’s

Restraining confines

Spreading a glorious expanse of

Reds and Golds over the

Just-awakened sky.

The clouds roll

Laughing for joy at the Sun’s

Life-giving rays.

The earth soaks it in,

Thirsty and craving

After its absence.

It is magnificent.

The drive to school is

Forgotten.

There is nothing that could tear away my gaze.