Chrysalis
Transformation through depression (A Drabble)
She quietly rested on the branch. She neither was her old self, nor yet who she would become.
Some called her slow; inside her cocoon, silence and wisdom protected her.
Time passed; memories changed, fears revealed, something changed every time she slept.
Suddenly, one morning, light passed through. The shell broke, with effort and ache, to something new. She felt fragile, unsure, vulnerable.
She didn’t fly right away. She sat quietly, feeling, becoming her new self.
When she finally took flight, it wasn’t perfection she carried; it was proof that transformation is never pretty, never painless, yet it’s always possible.
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©Susan Fourtane, 2025 - All rights reserved (13/June/2025)
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Susan Fourtané
Susan Fourtané is a Science and Technology Journalist, a professional writer with over 18 years experience writing for global media and industry publications. She's a member of the ABSW, WFSJ, Society of Authors, and London Press Club.
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