Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Cutting the cake
Happy anniversary, Kort.

Reasons I love you:
1. your oceanic heart
2. you tolerate my shenanigans
3. you push me to confront my fears and hold my hand while I am doing so
4. you embrace and accept change
5. you don't make me drive
6. you support my work in poetry
7. you are kind to my parents
8. you make me laugh
9. you are occasionally ridiculous and irrational
10. you make a mean bowl of tea
11. you let me read to you
12. you appreciate my cooking
13. you've been to therapy with me
14. you've been to yoga with me
15. you've cleansed with me
16. because we met at the Naropa tea house
17. because you are my dharma friend
18. because you listen to me, and others
19. because you talk to animals
20. because of who you were when you were a boy