Portrait of a Daffodil
He glances down at the only thing that he concurrently worships and defiles.
The narcissus is too perfect for heaven to take him, lest the angels indulge in jealousy.
Thus, he bends, he breaks, to glance at the one beauty he sees:
A reflection.
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Robert Gant is a freshman pursuing a Baccalaureate degree in Economics with a concentration in Business Administration. Robert is in the process of publishing a speculative fiction novella.