I would like to
hang your poetry on the fridge
keep your photo in my wallet
help you to the shower
call you when you are not out of bed by noon
make you food when you cannot make it yourself
knock on your door with ice water
bring two of this for the one you forgot
ask you the right amount of questions
tie your shoelaces
reassure you it is okay that you have not won a Noble Prize yet
send you angsty pop lyrics from the ’90s
hold your hand, so you will follow me outside to the sun
challenge your untruths
read to you when you put down your book
preheat your car
ask you to cook with me and let you watch
write an email for you
remind you that fruit rots
water your plants
send you slam poetry
write you a letter with only knock knock jokes
look for you in the morning
hold you when your dreams are harsh
laugh at ourselves
request for you to stop drinking that
high five you in the hallway
help you understand how beautiful you are when you watch the wall in your sweatpants
rewrite what you expect of love
and I’d like for you to let me
– how to love someone with mental illness
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