Tiny Stories: Her Time Has Come

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Popular belief has it that the universe is comprised of atoms. In reality, the universe is actually made up of…

Oh, I have lived lifetime upon lifetime, participated in events that have shaped this world, loved the best among you and the worst, but I must admit that never in all the many years of my immortal life have I witnessed anything more beautiful, touching and devastating than the living embodiment of Death gently and patiently explaining to an elderly butterfly that her time has finally come.

©2018 Rhyan Scorpio-Rhys

One response to “Tiny Stories: Her Time Has Come”

  1. This is so sad and beautiful.
    You knew the butterfly would pluck a heartstring.
    The way you’ve worded this is so tender yet heartbreaking.

    “Death gently and patiently explaining to an elderly butterfly that her time has finally come.”

    I can see the poor butterfly barely managing to beat her wings.

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