nobody knows what to say to me and it makes me feel so tender toward the world

1. “how are you?” [with feeling.] 
2. “you’re back from the great north!”
3. [stonyfaced or smiling into space when i mention i was away for 7 weeks or in the hospital or had a dramatic breakup which i know they already know but we have never discussed.]
4. “so what was it like in the hospital? i mean, i read those books incessantly. did you have a roommate?” [friend and respect for life.] 
5. kind email. 
6. “having a routine is good.”