As I walk on,

even though my legs are burning and it seems like I am walking at a snail’s pace…

I am suddenly at the top.

There are no trees here,

just bushes sprouting out of the cracks of rock.

Soon the reason we came to the mountain comes to life,

the eclipse!

Seeing the beautiful show from up so high is like a dream,

but one I’m actually living!

As I lay back on cool rock,

my body relaxes,

my mind goes calm.

As I slip on my shades and look up at the sky,

I am astonished!

It

 is

  pitch

    black

     but

   really

 broad

daylight.

And the sun,

oh

that

sun!

Like an eerie scene out of a horror movie,

its iconic perfect shape and rusty coloring.

I get ready to bolt at the sight of a wolf.

As the clouds pass over the sun,

I think of the sun as an invisible lake,

the clouds as birds.

Disappearing into nothingness,

the birds dive into a world of stillness,

of clarity.

I understand finally,

that this is how it goes.

How I was meant to watch this show.

How everything has a meaning.