Barlights

I don't have a lot to say, so I'll let someone else say it for me:

Now all the barlights are blinking in time
to Mexican music, it's taunting the pavement
and for the first time,
in a long time,
I feel alive.
fun.

What? I'm going to Costa Rica? What? When will I finally tell myself this? Truth is, I'm more concerned about the Peace Corps and the GRE (but you already knew about that). The game plan is this: finish the application by the end of the week, study hard, hard, hard until next Thursday, and then sometime next week pick up Spanish. Plus I need to pack. I have got this under control.
(laughs quietly while he leaves the room)