Defining Moment

I was sliding downhill emotionally.

I had left the community that held me in its arms for over three years, my writing was on the skids.

Opuss had been my daily feed for such a magnificent time, I had many good friends on that site, and had discovered my love for writing while under its wing. But I knew it was time to leave, time to find new horizons and new challenges to hone my basic skills.

But it meant saying goodbye to a special friend and constant muse.

It hurt so bad.

But I made the move, despite my fears, and even though poisoned arrows followed me, I knew deep inside this painful cut was for the best.

Then, just before Christmas a new girl appeared on Prose, and her writing style, and her words struck a chord in my heart and mind that I'd long missed. I couldn't believe it at first, I was uncertain, hesitant.

Then the truth was exposed and she unveiled herself as my lost Opuss Muse and my most vivid flower.

And the sun came from behind a wall of grey cloud and shone down on me and the fear lifted, and I knew we had found the glue we lost.

Everything was going to be fine. She followed me.