Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Eyes Closed
She woke, eyes closed, conscious now of both her dream and reality, hesitant. The numbness in her arm prompted her to roll off of her side, onto her back. She listened to the sounds coming from her open window with disinterest. The door opened, with a mild creak as she checked to make sure her eyes were still closed. The sound of expensive shoes clicking and shuffling on tile floor filled the air. Soft sounds of fabrics brushing together rendered near the window. And then they were gone. Her lips parted as she breathed out, her sigh mingling with the ambient noises from the window. A smile made its way from behind her ears to the corners of her mouth, wavering between the window and her lingering dream: "i can go anywhere..."
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