The Kiss of Deception

She commanded, and the light obeyed. The sun, moon, and stars knelt and rose at her touch. Once upon a time …

Journey’s end. The promise. The hope.

Tell me again, Ama. About the light.

I search my memories. A dream. A story. A blurred remembrance.

I was smaller than you, child.

The line between truth and sustenance unravels. The need. The hope.

Today was the day a thousand dreams would die and a single dream would be born.