Be The Rose Bush - Chronicles of the Archon

CHRONICALS OF THE ARCHON
By Toi Powell

Have you ever observed a rose bush in full bloom?
You may think the answer is yes.
But the true observer knows… the answer is always no.
Even at her most radiant, the rose is already nearing her end.
She opens, not for applause—
But because it is her time.
A brief, breathtaking offering of who she’s become.
And just as she begins to fade…
a new bud forms quietly behind her.
This is the secret of the rose bush:
It is never done blooming.
You are not the rose.
You are the bush.
The root. The rhythm. The sacred cycle.
Your open petals are proof of growth.
Your unopened buds? A promise of what’s still to come.
Do not rush your blooming.
Do not mourn what has passed.
You are becoming. Always.
And that, beloved, is the miracle.
Be the Rose Bush.