Stay Golden
The Narrative
Who was she before she donned a gilded, pineapple crown?
This is Reina, the Pineapple Queen.
A trust fund heiress, the lone daughter of globe-trotting elites, jet-setting through luxurious destinations. Her father was a diplomat and her mother, a model. Amidst the opulence, she sought the obscure, curious about life beyond her privileged, yet lonely, existence.
Late one night, on a yacht in the middle of the Caribbean—somewhere between Grand Caymen and Mahuhual, as she sipped Champagne with the boat's crew, a wild storm disrupted her lavish revelry… In the face of her demise, she glimpsed the emptiness of her self-destructive, boundary-free existence. Her whole life, she’d given into all that she allowed everyone to take from her and in that moment, as the tempestuous waves rose and fell with an eerie rhythm, as her yacht succumbed to the sea’s insatiable appetite, Reina made a vow that she would forever, Stay Golden.
…and in a new form, in a new light, she was given an opportunity to exist within a different set of rules.
In her lavish jade-hued crown that
adorns her golden armor,
the pineapple guards her
sweet soul in utmost
tropical sophistication.
Because boundaries are key
when you’re striving to
Stay Golden.
…and it’s not a facade
or a shield
that she
hides behind.
The pineapple knows how
delicious she is
and doesn’t make it easy
to reach her core.
But, when someone is willing to
take their time…
to put forth the effort,
and gently carve through
her gilded thorns
she’ll nourish them with
the richest,
most soul-quenching
love.