Metal arms stretched outward,
wide and open.
Reaching up, grasping
at the stars far above.
Looking out at the next
few days before us,
the places we’ll go,
the adventures we’ll have.
It’s what we think about
as we stare at this open city,
open to possibilities,
open for us to wander
to wonder,
to explore.

The tall cityscape of D.C.
stretches out before us.
The night lights blinking,
the cabs and cars rushing,
small yellow lights moving
and weaving through the streets.
We twirl under the open night sky,
stare out at the city,
our temporary home.

And so we stretch our arms
outward, wide, and open
to all of the possibilities,
and open
to wander and to wonder,
to love and to explore,
and to be open
for what’s to come.