Purple Bouquet

Purple bouquet in her arms. She came to an abrupt stop. Lurking under a shadow of a dove. Like a mother lion protecting its cubs. Daddy, this is me. I’m fulfilled like you told me, I will. She heard a soft whisper. Serenading her whole being. Like a soft breeze. Mama, this is me. You said it will be so. She exhaled deeply. The beginning of an era. A lifespan of a caterpillar. Mama, daddy; this is me. Thank you for making me the woman I am. She breathed out her heart. He breathed out his soul. Two lives, one soul. A penguin’s pebble. Mama, daddy, this is me. I know it is so. A purple promise embezzled in her destiny. Mama, thank you. I’m strong because of you. Daddy, thank you I have blossomed to be a queen. A princess’s dream. I’m almost there. © Herzel Poshiwa