Portrait Collage
This piece presents the story of a dapperly dressed man standing in a garden of paradise on a spring day somewhere in the Deep South. He has just succumbed to the temptation of gathering a clump of the purple wisteria for his loved one after being persuaded by the snake who promised him knowledge and power upon picking the fragrant flower. It is at this moment when the protagonist realizes his deception and the consequences that may lie ahead.