
excessive molt
“The Cicada That Shed Too Much”In nature, cicadas shed their skin to grow.
But this one… kept shedding, again and again.
Not to survive—
But out of a desire to become bigger, stronger, more.
More than what was needed.
More than what its body could hold.
Until, in the end,
There was nothing left—
Just an empty shell.
A haunting metaphor for the human condition:
Are we truly growing—or simply peeling away at ourselves until there’s nothing left?
A piece that asks quietly but deeply:
What do we lose in our endless pursuit of more?