All This

You married to get
a passionate
hard-working wife
 
who put God  
as priority  
 
and herself  
into a committed  
relationship  
where she would  
reliably  
 
birth and rear  
your children
 
..while trusting in you
to protect
enable  
enrich
and manage
 
her  
...and the children
 
You didn’t marry to
enable  
any extras
 
..but the extras
my ministry
music
art
outreach
 
unfroze me  
from emotional  
helplessness  
 
where you first
 saw me single
 - passionate  
 
preaching the word
doing graphic work
singing my songs
 
I realize that  
these days  
my passion  
disappoints
 
I can still be what  
I am and what you need