The little princess sleeps.
She is delicate, porcelain.
Rosy cheeks,
Icy fingers.
Tiny toes wrapped in cashmere.
Silver grey bonnet worn like a pixie.
The dove from her gown takes flight.
The king and queen stand by.
The candlelight flickers.
Hand in hand.
Despair.
***
Sometimes it seems Florence is a character in a fairy tale. The beautiful perfect little girl with the prettiest name. She belongs in a land of magic, of dragons, and goblins and fairies dancing in the flowers.A land with happy endings.
The truth is far more brutal, stark and terrifying.
She is delicate, porcelain.
Rosy cheeks,
Icy fingers.
Tiny toes wrapped in cashmere.
Silver grey bonnet worn like a pixie.
The dove from her gown takes flight.
The king and queen stand by.
The candlelight flickers.
Hand in hand.
Despair.
***
Sometimes it seems Florence is a character in a fairy tale. The beautiful perfect little girl with the prettiest name. She belongs in a land of magic, of dragons, and goblins and fairies dancing in the flowers.A land with happy endings.
The truth is far more brutal, stark and terrifying.
