I Love School

6:45 a.m.

Stereo comes on

CD 3 track 10 plays at volume 15

The room begins to vibrate

Finally, I get out of bed

Still half-asleep,

I walk to the bathroom to shower and get dressed

7:20 a.m.

I go downstairs and straight out the door,

No time for breakfast, or even a snack

The brisk air outside hits my face

The car starts, but no heat comes on

Nearing school, the traffic slows,

as new drivers repeatedly attempt to park their cars,

Parents drop off their kids in the middle of the road,

completely stopping traffic

Surrounded by expensive cars,

I step out and walk into Lexington High School,

where 50-minute classes seem to be days long,

and hours of homework are regular

Finally, 2:25 p.m., school ends

I can’t wait to get home to start working

The next morning, I fall asleep,

anxious to wake up and do it all over again…

I love school…