The Piano is Not Firewood Yet

How to Tell Someone You Love Them:

*Send them letters
*Make a list of things you love about them;

  write it on your favorite part of their skin

*Run them a hot bath

*Take them to the symphony

*Light candles

*Let your body become their sweater

*Give them your last pair of socks

*Take photographs of them

*Make them a cup of tea

*Knit them mittens

*Rub lotion on their hands;

  mold them like a sculpture

*Read their favorite book

*Make them a mix cd

*Sing to them

*Watch all their favorite movies

*Read them a poem

*Include them in your journals

*Be shy around them

*Tell them you miss them

*Make love to them

*Allow your body to crumple

  beneath theirs
*Exchange recipes
*Cook for them
*Wear their clothing
*Laugh at their jokes
*Buy them a plant

*Take them to your favorite place

*Inspire them

*Bloom, wither, and bloom again

*Let your fingers trace their spine

*Smile as often as you can manage

*Admire their hands, play with their fingers

*Watch them sleep

*Remember their birthday

*Pretend they are fragile

*Crawl underneath their skin

*Bruise them with your lips

*Button their clothing
 where hands can't reach
*Show them your scars
*Comb their hair

*Paint for them

*Say, "I love you."