When she tells you she needs you

Ask her to dance. 

Take her hands and 

pull her up off the ground. 

Watch her being fluid like water, 

like the wind and rain. 

Watch her twirl, 

round and round, 

like a tornado.

Sing her a song. 

She will rest her head 

on your chest 

while listening to your voice. 

Don't stop until she is begging for your silence 

with her lips on yours lips.

Tell her a story: 

that time when you were five years old 

and you fell into a pool and almost drowned. 

Tell her you are so glad a stranger saved your life 

because otherwise you would never have met her.

Sit in silence 

and trace the veins in her body 

with your fingertips 

until she smiles 

and whispers 

'you are keeping me alive.' 

Say that she is doing just fine on her own 

but hold her a little closer anyway; 

she needs it.

"It's okay. It's okay to be sad." 

Sometimes these are the only words 

she needs to hear from you. 

Wipe her tears with kisses and say 

"It's okay. I'll be here. I'll always be here."

— m.f. // When she tells you she needs you