Villanelle

Please don’t wait for me; I’ll stay caught in light.

I like to watch the fireflies play at life,

They dance like earth was spinning all too tight.

Go on ahead, I’ll catch you up. I might

Take time to ponder forests’ silent strife.

Please don’t wait for me; I’ll stay caught in light.

The ground is wet. My dress is too. The sight

Of insects at my feet – literal lowlife,

They dance like earth was spinning all too tight.

I sink my toes to muddy graves, slight

Shifting of soil. My weight connects cold life.

Please don’t wait for me; I’ll stay caught in light.

Damp rises through from beneath. Rotting blight.

I swell with times decay. Multiply life.

They dance like earth was spinning all too tight.

Alone I’ll stay, till rotted away. I might

Take years to disappear – feed millions with life.

Please don’t wait for me; I’ll stay caught in light.

They dance like earth was spinning all too tight.