there’s something about sunrises, car rides and songs with good baselines that just goes together

with my mother

and my brother

the sun golden up ahead

our faces, the houses surrounding us, the trees in the park and every little thing under this morning's sky, was soaked in the glow of a new day beginning

my favorite song was playing

and i thought to myself,

what a beautiful moment

and i couldn’t wait

until i had my own car

and i could do this every morning by myself

and i could sing at the top of my lungs

i pictured it all in extraordinary detail

and then the song ended and it was time for me to go to school

and i had spent my beautiful moment thinking about how one day the moments would be more beautiful

i was too distracted by the future

i couldn’t even sing my favorite song