‘Love me.’
Make me compulsory in your life.
Feel hollow when I am absent,
ache when I am angry with you.
Care enough to get angry with me.
Show concern with my suit and tie
when I leave the house in the morning.
May fear grip you when I am sick
and anxiety when I am late coming home.
Make my opinion a test for your truth.
Mandate return, kiss for kiss.
Stay even.