Eclipsed

he is brilliant, scintillating
riding a massive chariot
trounces darkness all around

so they say

i bask in his cozy warmth
thrive in his coruscating radiance
he's the protective shield around me

so they say

I am elated when he smiles
I pale when he broods
he's what lights up my very being

so they believe

but aaahh! only i know the truth
and so i tell them -
the naysayers

listen carefully, as i speak

besieged i may be by his shadows
with his moods I may wax and wane
but eclipsed forever I am not

and proudly i declare

I will trounce the shadows
I will bounce back
I will light up my own world