Beyond the night and beyond the shade
I crawl.
Light within and warmth the goal.
The pattering of feet, the honks of horns, the beeping of crosswalks.
Away
The chattering of ignorance, of hate, and bravado.
Away
To birds chirping and wind howling.
To spongey moss and water lapping.
Hope, beyond, and a will.
I crawl.
Beyond the night and beyond the shade.