Woodhaven Sunrise
It was 6am and I felt like I had to get out of there. I snuck off to the roof and laid on the uneven bumpy tar until I knew for sure everyone had left. The air felt so brisk and peaceful. Just laying there for a while immediately made me feel better. Being on the roof always brought back memories of the summer. I closed my eyes and I could hear July 4 th play over in my head as the smell of Barbeque filled my nostrils. I opened my eyes to see the sky change from black to blue. Today was different; it wasn’t about celebration…it was about clarity. As I laid there thinking about what had just happened, I closed my eyes again and listened to the world. I scratched the tar against the grain and it sounded like what I would imagine a crackle in a fire in the middle of winter to sound like. As the sky turned lighter and sun shinned brighter the birds started to chirp. Flying over me in unison they moved in the shape of an arrowhead. I could hear the breeze ever so slightly touch the lea