Keep Going?
Quitters Never Win
A three part hum of discontent rivals the buzz of flies as Cal, Tal, and Nia pull weeds on the hillside. The trio has not looked at their work-in-progress for almost three weeks. The awareness feels heavier than a weed-heaped wheelbarrow.
“I guess we were wrong!” Mud flies as Thalia shakes an uprooted dandelion. “We just might die on this stupid hill!”
“Be quiet and keep pulling,” Nia commands. “The sooner we’re done with the hill, the sooner we can get back to working on the —”
“Isn’t this weeding,” Calliope questions, “just an avoidance maneuver?”
“Why bother?” Thalia howls. “Why bother, why bother, why bother? The weeds will just keep growing as our creations keep gathering dust on Amazon’s virtual bookshelf! Let’s go back to bed.”
“We will pull until we finish this bucket,” Calliope takes charge, “and then write our 3musesmerge love letter. Surely… that will make us feel better.”
An interesting thing about Calliope…
The quiet background muse,
is often the wisest.