Metamorphosis

I enjoyed the form of this, as it dictates the speed, especially throughout the middle. It's a very clever poem. I particularly loved the wording:

'I abandon sepulchral grounds
the worrywart in me no longer lingers'

here. I love worrywart! I'm not a huge fan of overly worded poems but yours always strike a fine balance between the concrete and the abstract. I do feel you could do more with the punctuation to stem the flow of the poem a bit.

'I abandon sepulchral grounds.
The worrywart in me no longer lingers.'

Or even mirror the ellipsis used in the first few lines?

Another comment is:

'melting, spilling
as though tepid rain.'

This is a little awkward. I don't entirely feel you need these two lines? But I understand why you've included them. It's more that the rest of the poem flows so well, these two lines took me by surprise and it took me a while to imagine the image you tried to create. It's just a personal take of mine. Wonderful writing as ever though Gracy. :)

I love how calming reading this piece has made me feel. Hoping to nominate this once I'm able!