maybe i don't always say i love you, but i still keep the cinema ticket from that one date as a bookmark. i pick with the tip of my finger your fallen eyelash and ask you to make a wish. i remember how many teaspoons of sugar you put in your tea. i've learnt your favourite recipe by heart so i could make you something you love. i read you out loud passages of books that remind me of you. in art galleries, i find details of your face in every painting. i send you memes, and i hardly have to pretend to hear your laugh even through text. i see something and i immediately think that you'd enjoy it. that's how i say i love you.