Salty Summer Sunrise

A splash of color and life

Sunrise on the water, picture taken by author

It’s dark when I open my eyes to the soft beep of the alarm.

Limbs heavy, hair matted against my neck, I reach across to turn it off, letting the covers fall off my body and my feet come to the ground.

The windows to my left are fogged, some streaked with dew that glistens against the yellow of the street light outside. I fumble to…