Iterations
Once, she looked in the mirror. She saw the flaws. She sought beauty. Searching... she found a child. Seasons changed. Life kept happening. She grew. She shrunk. She grew again. She frowned. She laughed. She wept. She found love. She found pain. She found adventure. All the while, she kept the child safe. The child was to be untainted. Untainted by life and the journey it brought. However, She did not know the child knew pain. She did not know the child knew sadness. She did not know the child wanted to grow. A new chapter started. The child began to speak. The child demanded to be heard. The child demanded growth. The woman, forced, took a step back. No longer looking in the mirror. No longer searching for something ever-changing Or something that will never be or could be. No longer protecting the child. She looked the child in their eyes And she said, "Grow, y...