4:45 AM my phone alarm roars;

I am weary and startled. 

5:30 AM and I grab my keys to head out the door;

I am feeling the haziness of sleep drift away with each step.

5:45 AM I arrive at the football field to watch the sunrise with my fellow seniors; 

I am cool, calm, and collected.

6:15 AM hits and I’m headed to Birch & Banyon with my friends for some fuel;

I am starving and my stomach is howling.

6:45 AM rolls around and we are headed back to school; 

I am slowly growing anxious of the day ahead.

7:10 AM and we are headed into school to find our first classes of the day; 

I am seeing old friends and teachers and remembering my way around.  

7:25 AM everyone scurries off to their first class of the school year; 

I am already counting down the days until June 3.