Natalie Arber, Chrysalis (PEOPLE 2025)

Through the affliction of metamorphosis I cocoon within the few moments of solitude I am afforded. Repressed grief is released as I decompress with the catharsis of warm running water; indistinguishable from my tears. I don’t try to think about what I will become, rather embracing that right now this is exactly where I am meant to be.

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