Petals Before Dawn 💠 (Part I)

In the mist-wrapped hills of Kandy,
love bloomed where it had no permission to grow.

A Catholic girl with calloused hands from helping her mother sew,
and a smile that refused to follow rules.

A Buddhist boy, heir to a manor,
taught to carry the weight of ancestors on his shoulders
and never let it slip.

Between the temple bell and the church hymn,
their paths met under the falling scent of the araliya flower.
They spoke in small moments....

"A calm, magical, and tragic poetic narrative about love, faith, and the flower that outlived them both"....