The inspiration for this is The Tempest by William Shakespeare. I don't smell Shakespeare here: "What see'st thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time?" - "sometimes I am all oud with roses, who, with thorny tongues, do prick me into boredom."
I found the edge boring; it could have stayed cozy for me. On me, it was very cedar-like. The animalic aspect was only noticeable to M; it seemed harmless to me.