a time my world changed

A Different World

I walk slowly 

into the cold room

Licking my lips impatiently

Wondering...

what am I going to find?

It smells like a Doctor’s office

I looked over to the right...

What’s this?

NO big pencils?

NO cubbies?

I noticed something on the wall though--

Are those the letters of the alphabet?

And… the numbers?

Oh yes, 

they looked very familiar 

now

I looked over to the whiteboard

Sci-en-ce?

What’s that?

It sounds like it could be some kind of 
Area where they lock up kids

I looked over to my friend Aubrey

Then back at the board

Then it happened

The door opened up quickly

With a swish!

My heart started pumping

Missing a beat each time

Then a lady

Taller than me (of course)

Strolled in

and the first thing she said was

Welcome to 1^st grade.