Joy is in the moment not the hope

Listening to static
Accept me as fanatic
I pray as I ascend
Not for
But in exultation
Joyous in the unbearable minutes
Whispering regretful goodbyes
Heavy again
In the weight of step by step

Departing the light

Caution breeds
Egg casings populate
Drab halls
Pupate steps taken away from safe
Away from sleep
Each step into unknown
Fraught peril
Drink draught
Last cacophony before
Senescence