"I think I will hide away for a while. It's all too much and it makes me barely able to get to work and get the dishes done let alone focus on the betterment of myself or society. I need to hibernate or somehow renew. A cocoon I can wrap my slimy fat body into until I am able to fly away. This will be the long winter and I only hope to make through. I hope you do as well."
"A cocoon I can wrap my slimy fat body into until I am able to fly away."
The person feels overwhelmed and struggles to complete work and basic household tasks. Daily responsibilities and efforts toward personal or societal improvement feel unreachable. A retreat into isolation is sought as a form of hibernation and renewal. The cocoon image conveys a desire for enveloping protection and a difficult physical sense of self. The period is framed as a prolonged, hard winter with uncertainty about making it through. A hope for mutual survival and well-being is expressed toward others facing similar struggles.
Read at Portland Mercury
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