Surrounded by everything I own, boxed and ready to go, and not before time
I am constantly surprised by the fierceness with which I love, the joy that erupts from me at unexpected times and incongruous occasions. A simple glance at a sleeping body blurs my vision; consideration of upcoming turbulence becomes excitement, expectancy, exultation, because of her, and I know that time doesn't need to stop for this moment to last all day. It will carry me along with it, through hallways and classrooms and sidewalks, until I return to this very spot.