Gemotions

He had always felt inadequate. He’d toiled and struggled to achieve the kind of success that his literary hero, the celebrated poet Silas Moore, had enjoyed seemingly effortlessly. Then, the scandal broke: Moore had built his career on the stolen words of others. A slow smile spread across his face, his eyes crinkling at the corners. The anger he expected never came. He felt the tension that had been building inside him for years dissipate like morning mist. The pressure was off. He walked to the window, the world suddenly seeming brighter, and went back to his desk.