Suddenly And All At Once

Epiphany Moment

For long, she wished to grow up...
She always puzzled over
Life and its troubling circumstances
She always wondered when
She'd be strong enough to 
Look at life right in the face.

Then it happened
Suddenly and all at once,
It hit her hard 
When she was least expecting it,
Lost in a blissful dream 
Of innocent hopes and wishes.

For long, she wished to find someone...
Who'd be magical and perfect
The answer to all her questions
The compass to all her misdirections.
The we to her me
And the mate to her soul.

Then it happened
Suddenly and all at once,
He waltzed into her life
Chasing away all her blues,
Filling her little world 
With new, ardent aspirations.

For long, she wished to make sense of life...
All the curves and the dead-ends
All the lost hopes and dreams,
All the people and places
That had a lasting effect
On her heart and soul.

Then it happened
Suddenly and all at once,
It slowly and steadily creeped in,
When she was stumbling through.
The answer to all her questions
The compass to all her misdirections
Was the face reflected back in the mirror.
And before she could find the mate to her soul,
She had to find herself.