As I walked sullen and slow down the path that my life had become Always looking down at the dirt below my feet Never stopping to notice the sun or the smell of spring flowers Sluggish and unresponsive to life happening around me Swiftly fate pulled my legs from under my body and left me bewildered Out of my own imagination he came Unlike any other soul I had ever encountered Showing himself at precisely the perfect moment in time Bringing me the most treasured gift in creation The prospect of hope, the light behind the eyes of a kindred soul Words hold no comparison to the feeling he invoked This almost recognizable stranger had woke me from the slumber of depression Indescribable how breathtaking life's twists and turns are to the heart One moment at the end of her rope, now on top of the world Permanently floating on cloud 9 Where time no longer exists and the past is a faint dream The glare of the morning light brings dreams of the future Cherishing every small second Living for once in her life, not just existing in this world Inspired to create masterpieces With an endless supply of emotion to use as her pallet