I want you here
not for the tasks you do
so much as for the way your presence
settles me, gives me something
to lean into
lets the flurry of my worries
start to find
some resting place,
precipitates
some kind of peace

I want you here
not to possess you,
not to clip your wings,
but so the weight
of our shared intention
can focus, gather power
so together, we’ll have enough strength
to persevere.

©Wendy Mulhern
January 21, 2015