Sugarplum and Honeybee had a conversation.
They wondered why they are called these names when they are women with beautiful real names.
Sugarplum remembered some days she has no sweetness, sometimes with no love or respect – only work and perform and walk on eggshells to keep safe. Honeybee remembers she has more stuff than Sugarplum but has to work long, stressful hours for everything she wants. “Life is perfect,” they decided.
’I would rather be a sugarplum and not a honeybee’, says Sugarplum. It doesn’t matter who you are; you have this one life. There is only one edition issued as myself!’
’You are right!, Honeybee said, ‘A sugarplum doesn’t have bee wings. Everyone has a different road to walk (or fly). Some days we fly and others we crawl.’
‘But, we have each other and my weakness is strength if we are together,’ the two said. ’I cannot be you. You cannot be me! Why then try to have what you have and be who you are?’ the two decided.
Sugarplum remarked, ’My life is hard, but it is also good, and this is what I have.’
Yes, why waste time to be someone else?’ says Honeybee.
And off they walked into the sunset.
Copyright Annalie Anticevich© July 2023
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