how to love this femme because ya know i dealt with some kinda fuckery today & i need some proper care & don't ya want me to stay alive?

one.
make me some soup
juice me some juice
invite me over for tea
bake me some lavender lemon bars
make me breakfast
& all the mashed potatoes with
your best gravy
 
two.
babysit my kid
not because i have to do something
like work
but just because ya know
i can’t get a free moment
to save my life
& ya know
ya wanna save my life
 
three.
& while we’re on the subject of my
baby panda
love them
tell them all the good things
you feel & know in them
listen to them go on & on
about minecraft & pandas & Pokémon
& ask them questions
so they know you are paying attention
 
four.
share your favorite poems with me
bonus points
if they’re ones i wrote
bonus points
if you read them to me
bonus points
if we are in a bed
with cozy soft things
& fluffy pillows
 
five.
hold me when i cry
ask me first
k
& when i say yes
hold me when i cry
help me hold & carry
my sads
my grief
my never ending feels
hold me when i cry
 
six.
hold space for my anger
cuz if ya know me
ya know there’s lots of
fucked up things that happen to me
let my rage live
 
seven.
tell me:
it’s not your fault
i love you
you didn’t do anything wrong
you are doing everything right
i acknowledge your sad
i acknowledge your angry
i am grateful you are still here
 
eight.
tell me the truth
write me love letters
protect me
acknowledge how you’ve let me be hurt
& how you’re gonna protect my vulnerable
tell me:
boo, you are not too much
 
nine.
& then write a poem about how
nobody ever tells the
milk way
hey, ya got too many stars!
& how nobody’s ever mad at the ocean
for crashing into the rocks
or for turning glass into smooth
handheld treasures
 
ten.
extend home invitations
gift me lipsticks &
high pigment eyeshadow
paint my nails
draw me a picture
adorn me with glitter &
consensual kisses
 
eleven.
believe in me
believe in me
believe in me
 
twelve.
fight for me
fight for me
fight for me
 
thirteen.
love me
love me
love me