Losing A Forbidden Flower

Consider the myth of Persephone, who plucks the forbidden narcissus flower, triggering her abduction into the Underworld. The act of reaching for the forbidden forever alters her world and introduces winter—the ultimate season of loss—to the earth.

Your brain has canonized this person. You must consciously de-canonize them. Take a piece of paper. Write down three annoying things about them. Did they chew loudly? Were they shallow? Were they unavailable? Force yourself to see the thorns on the stem. The flower was not perfect; you were just starving. Losing A Forbidden Flower

In the end, I was left with only memories of that ephemeral bloom, a bittersweet reminder of the transience of beauty and the danger of desire. Yet, even in its loss, the forbidden flower had given me a gift: the knowledge that sometimes, it is in the losing that we find the greatest beauty of all. Consider the myth of Persephone, who plucks the