Our Shared Anchor

​Before you came, I was a single mast, Bending hard against the sudden blast. My own resolve, a thin and brittle thread, Afraid of shadows, and the words unsaid. I thought that strength was something held alone, A fortress built from unrelenting stone. ​But now I see the truest power lies In the reflection held within your eyes. For when I stumble, lost in doubt and fear, Your quiet presence makes the path appear. You are the brace that keeps my shoulders straight, The patient force that seals my open gate. ​The world can push, the winds can howl and bite, But they can't touch our deep and inner light. Because we face the tempest, side by side, In our connection, we can always hide. Two single flames that merge and burn so bright, To forge a lantern, banishing the night. ​It's not my weakness that your love defies, It is my courage that you maximize. You make me brave; you make my spirit keen, The strongest person that I've ever been. My every strength, a gift that flows through you— The powerful reality of me and you.