I needed you today

It was a hard day
Filled with absolute uncertainty.
I met you with strength,
With love,
With patience.

I calculated numbers.
I ran through scenarios -
All to make sure that our family will survive this run in with an ice berg

I needed you today

I had moments of panic,
Pure meltdown, pure anxiety.
They were kept under the surface
As you were the unsteady ship

We do this dance - it’s marriage -
One holds the storm back while the other  rides the tidal waves

I never mind doing it for you, as some days I am the boat who needs to drift.
But when you were done needing me -

I needed you today.