Brian Simpson

Take A Chance

Today started out like any other day for me. The sounds of an awakening, urban jungle growing louder as daylight crept over the horizon. It was never the rumbling trains, arguing neighbors, honking horns or alarm clock that woke me up each day. The anxiety of facing the day with next to nothing was more than enough to jolt me awake each morning. Like normal, I sat up in my bed, stared at the drywall underneath the peeling, gray paint on my bedroom wall before preparing to go to work. I must say, despite how normal my daily routine felt at that point, I could feel that there was something different about today. Like something out of the ordinary was around the corner. Not knowing what to make of that feeling, I got myself cleaned up and dashed out of the door for work.