Two Eyes Cenote regalo

he’s back for the girl. she’d occupied a little room in the back of his mind since he’d first laid eyes upon her; quiet yet slowly spreading out until she’d made permanent lodge in his forethought. 

as he nursed his wounds, he tenderly collected small things for her. 

a pretty stone found in the river. small frogs wrapped in lily pads,. a long stem of vibrant goldenrod. ground spices nestled in a turtle shell. a pearly white lily, so broad and pearlescent it took his breath away as he gazed upon its pink tinged lobes.  

he stored this all in a wrap of fawnsilk. he does not call for @Safiya as he comes close. he’ll wait until he sees her alone. 

he settles just outside the kingdom’s heavily trod footpath. a large oak casts its shadow over the road. soto sits at its base, savoring his sore hip as he sits on a carpet of moss. 

he aches, but he’s patient. he knows one thing — and that is young girls are industrious. he’ll see her soon, one way or another.