Eclipse

Tonight is the last night you’ll spend in your room, the place that for years has been your refuge.

I remember when I left, around your age. I was impatient, eager to feel grown up.

Maybe you too feel that same mix of nostalgia and excitement.

And that’s exactly how it should be.

Step outside tonight: there’s a lunar eclipse.

The moon surrenders to the shadow, and in that shadow it becomes unique, special, mysterious.

It isn’t afraid to disappear for a while, because it knows it will shine again.

Even in the eclipse, the moon remains extraordinarily beautiful.

So, when some of your days feel dimmed by shadows, try to see the beauty in them,

the beauty that only suspended moments can bring.