5:43

5:43

what a time to be awake

i can hear the birds chirping as a light blue fades into the sky

i know that by this time morning dew droplets have already coated the grass

i can hear cars as people start their day

i know someone else will wake soon

start up the coffee machine

brush their teeth

and get on with their day

but not yet.

im still alone in this mild silence for right now

im still the only one awake

i have to be up soon

in exactly 3 hours

but i know if i sleep i wont awaken in time

so for now i think

i think of the times i missed out on

i think of the friends i have and the friends ive lost

i think of how im still lost in finding myself but reassure myself that thats okay

i still got time to figure it out

i still have time to write poems and songs

i still have time to just breathe and relax into my body and minds growth

maybe not in the next 3 hours or 3 years

but 3 minutes have passed

its now 5:47

its a whole other time to be awake

the sky is brighter now.

the streets louder

but im still alone in my silence

at least for this minute.