Wake up at five
brush teeth and hair
Slick it down
not an errant curl

Quick cup of coffee
time for a cherry poptart
feed my pups quickly
wishing for more time to play

Take the old jeep
to the depot station
Stand in line with strangers
study my notes for the day

Board a train with others like me
wishing to be somewhere else
Wondering if they also wished to be
someone else like me