eleanorruby

you greet me in the warmth of a genuine smile familiar and comforting brand new and terrifying i see you there in front of me slightly taller, with eyes i've only seen in my dreams in my dreams i've seen you seen you in this way with a hand reaching out to touch me with your lips struggling to find their way to mine your tongue searching for a way inside your whispers and quiet words meet my ears face to face (so to speak) for the first time i tremble unexpectedly and shift my eyes with a shy smile you won me over before you arrived we're barefooted and running through the grass the freshly-cut blades peeking out through ou

when she threw the last bag out of the window, she realized she would never come back. what was going to be a small trip to get away from her problems was just promoted to an all-out getaway; a lifetime of freedom, anonymity, and spontaneity. and all of this for nothing. her husband, jim, was a fine man. fine but dull. he had shown her every bit of love and respect he had in him, but there was absolutely no passion. she became numb, and the thirst for something exciting (maybe even daring) finally came to the surface. she couldn't bear her peaceful life any longer, the utter lack of anything over-the-top. she had more fun in the terrible all-