Hi, Susan—
I like this poem very much. You present in clear, straightforward language the image of the snake painfully shedding its skin as a metaphor for the paradoxical dissatisfaction, regret, and sense of confinement we experience when we achieve the life we planned and worked so hard for. Or perhaps it represents the pain of having to start over when a catastrophic change in circumstances (death of a loved one, wildfire, serious illness, loss of a job) upends the carefully crafted life we built. Fine work!
Glenn
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