marriage

It's rough.  It's tough.  It's work.

Anybody who says it isn't

Has never been married

Marriage has far bigger problems

Than toothpaste squeezed

From the middle of the tube.

 

Marriage means

Grappling, aching, struggling

It means putting up

With personality weaknesses

Accepting criticism

And giving each other freedom to fail

It means sharing deep feelings

About fear and rejection

It means turning self-pity into laughter

And taking a walk to gain self-control.

 

Marriage means

Gentleness and joy

Toughness and fortitude

Fairness and forgiveness

And a great amount of sacrifice

 

Marriage means

Learning when to say nothing

When to keep talking

When to push a little

When to back off

It means acknowledging

I can't be God to you

I need Him, too.

 

Marriage means...

You are the other part of me

I am the other part of you

We'll work through

With never a thought of walking out

 

 

 

Marriage means

Two imperfect mates

Giving totally

In partnership with a perfect God

Marriage, my love, means us.