Hanging On

Dear Cicada Shell,

I have always called you locust shell growing up so it’s hard to make the transition. But transition is what you are about.

As a child I would often collect you and wear you on my shirt, proudly displaying you as a pin. It seemed easy to transition then.

I find you today grasping a leaf. Questions and curiosity arise. What have I recently shed? Curious if there is more to let go or if I need to hold on tighter.

The answers do not come yet. But I acknowledge that transition seems harder these days.

Love,

Human Who is Still Learning