how to take care of me:

speak to me in sunshine and green leaves/ encourage me with 

words dripping with living water/ nurture me and caress me 

with the back of your knuckles/cup my chin/tuck me in, covering me in a 

wave of heavy blankets/run fingers through my hair till 

my lids grow thick with sleepiness/ lead me/

leave me/allow me alone time to be at ease/

come back to me/pursue me/remind me to take walks

and sprawl out in the sun/ trust me/ empower me/

tell me you believe in me and remind me i am 

capable/invite me to do mundane tasks with you/

make me coffee/bring out my laughter my tenderness 

my wisdom/

and i will thrive