Butterflies

Quick scribble of a young Victor Blackmoore

I rarely finish things like this so I figured I'd throw it here as opposed to let it collect dust.

Victor story time:

PoV: Victor Reminiscing, looking at a childhood photo, as he awaits a reunion with someone from his youth.

https://vocaroo.com/1o9EW7vxqlyO (Narrated by Victor)

The first time I felt

that pitter patter

in my heart

Was with her...

I remember her fondly

Even now I feel a warm sensation wash over me

When I think about her

Softness, childhood, nostalgia and comfort

...Familiarity

But in me it does not breed contempt

But want

A desire to return to simpler times

Frolicking through the meadows, playing on the swings

Her golden locks blowing with the breeze

as her delicate hands held the ropes

...

Her eyes were so bright

Blue like the sky

Nothing was hidden in them, they were so pure and innocent

Everything on the surface

Like a reflective pond

a crystal lake

I remember trying to chase the butterflies with her

When I'd catch them, they'd be crushed

in my haste and clumsy fumbling, they would always die.

Yet to her they flocked, like she was their sweet nectar..

She was the same for me.

Watching her arms outheld, as they landed on her porcelain skin

Crawling slowly towards her smiling face

I could see the goosebumps appear as they traveled

tickling her

but she kept so calm

that they did not flee

--

My heart had not witnessed such beauty until then

And then I felt them

Fluttering in me

Is this love?

I thought to myself..

It was.

of the purest kind.

Butterflies Flutter

around and inside

They land in her hair, my golden bride

They flutter in my heart

And in our love

that we could not hide..

She trusted me so much

Took my hand without hesitation

But alas, the world is not so fair

And our blissful young romance

was cut short...

Our family did not approve of our closeness

and tore us apart...

...

I've missed her ever since...

My sweet Maybel.

My darling kin

Whose brightness betrays the darkness within

Blackmoore in name but not in sin...