and like the moon

 
And like the moon,
 we rise from shadows, calm and constant,
steady beacons over restless waves.
We wane not from weakness, but from need— to retreat, reflect, renew.

And like the moon
we must go through phases
that lead us through times of
light and darkness,
but still we remain benders of the tides,
as we ebb and flow through it all.