Eclipse

You are light

But I stand in shadow

I look at my heart

My passions

Hollow

You’re the aggressive vine

Grasping all my support

And precious time

I can barely fathom myself

And yet I wouldn’t trade you

For anything, anyone else

You are my greatest work

In God’s design

All your colors, all your beauty his

All your damage, mine

I can barely orchestrate your path

You break out of barriers of expectation

You’ve grown too fast

For me to keep contained

The distance grows, duty remains

As my clarity dissolves

All words seem insignificant

And all your riddles unsolved

You will become

As you become

And you will do wonderful things

Despite all control I keep

I was the light, the sun

But you, my son, have eclipsed me