she is the lunar eclipse. 

the sun & moon, both at once.

the sun pulling earth along its orbit

the moon defining earth’s waves, giving the ocean a chance at life

she is day before she is night.

she changes over time, but always returns to herself 

she doesn’t know it all the time, but she is whole, just as she is

she enters phases, but always grounded by a piece of herself she’ll never let go

she changes over time—rest assured, she will return to herself when it’s time

the sun pulls on the moon, twice as much as the earth does

she is harder on herself than anyone else

she spends all day nurturing others,

she spends all night guiding the rest.

without the sun, there would be no moonlight

her guiding light at dusk exists because of her beaming light at dawn

eclipses occur between zero and three times a year, 

a total eclipse happening once every 3 years 

the whole world stares in awe of her, only once in a while

most of them forgetting all the eclipses she went through in those years.

without the sun, there would be no eclipse

without the light, there would be no marvel 

without the dark, there would be no spectacle 

she is the lunar eclipse;

the sun & moon, both at once.