I Have Become Very Hairy
I Have Become Very Hairy - meaning Summary
Aging, Vulnerability, and Desire
The poem explores aging, vulnerability, and conflicting yearnings. The speaker notices physical change and fears exposure or pursuit, while ordinary clothing and nightly wakefulness suggest inner unease. He feels driven and hungry for life even as he imagines a desire for calm—an annihilated mound or a tranquil cemetery—revealing tension between restless survival instincts and a wish for stillness or extinction.
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