Wednesday's Words on a Friday

The original Words for Wednesday was begun by Delores and eventually taken over by a moveable feast of participants when Delores had computer troubles. Sadly, Delores has now closed her blog forever due to other problems.

The aim of the words is to encourage us to write. A story, a poem, whatever comes to mind.

If you are posting an entry on your own blog, please let us know so we can come along and read it.

This month the prompts are supplied by Lee and can be found here.

This week's words/prompts are:

1. faultless 
2. anticipation 
3. quota 
4. development 
5. sculpture 
6. transform  

and/or:  
1. literally 
2. privilege 
3. perpetual 
4. refresh 
5. platform 
6. ply  

Here is my story:  

In the heat of a summer night, I lay in the shadow of the huge oak tree, feeling the grass warm beneath me, and cried. 
Twenty years ago, I had not known it was possible to be so deeply unhappy. 
Twenty years ago, I stood tall, as if on a platform, heady with the anticipation of all that life had to offer me. 
I would take charge of my future development, transform myself, literally. I had thought the plan was faultless. 
I would ply my skills and work hard. I fulfilled every quota asked of me, the more they asked, the harder I worked.
 I did not see the downfall coming, did not feel the perpetual tiredness creeping in, 
I felt it was a privilege to be asked so often to work extra hours. Surely this meant I was valued? 
But now, twenty years later, I felt it had all been for nothing. 
I felt unable to refresh myself. 
I had so little enthusiasm left, a sculpture would contain more life than this old body. 
I looked up at the full moon and asked through my tears, "where have I gone wrong? The farm is doing so well, yet I feel no enjoyment, this earth does not speak to me." 
I lay exhausted and a moonbeam shone on my face. 
I heard a whisper, "you have done no wrong, but you have forgotten your true home. You are not a child of the earth, you are a spirit of the sea and sorely in need of the soothing waves, the salty air. You must return to the ocean and daily feel the sand beneath your feet. Make a new life beside the sea."