Expectations

Go the extra mile, burn the candle on both ends.
Rise above the parapet, beyond your station.
On the up and up, over your head.
Weather the storm, or wither in it.
Talk of the town, tall story.
Hard as nails, until all that nonsense breaks you.

Pilgrim

Genuflecting reverence
Righteous humility
Oakum and pine tar
Waves crashing
The pilgrimage begins
Hear my prayer oh Goddess of the sea