I am often the first in the office

The lights turn on as I walk in, and 15 minutes after I arrive the timer turns them off again.

To start with I would stand up and wave my arms to turn them back on, but these days I can’t be bothered

So I sit in the empty office in the dark

And then slowly, the sun creeps towards the horizon, and the darkness retreats across the sky

At this point I take 5 minutes for myself

I sip the last few dregs of my mostly cold coffee

and I watch the sky fill with fire out the office window

the sun finally stretches over the trees, flooding the dark office with and amber and shadows

and then it’s back to work for the day.

(Taken from my new desk)