since I have nothing else to give.

Keep it like a warm coat

when winter comes to cover you,

or like a pair of thick socks

the cold cannot bite through,

                         I love you,"
In this first stanza is explaining how the poem should make you feel. You should feel a warm, loving feeling while reading this. The poet also provides a contrast method by imaging cold situations.

so it is a pot full of yellow corn

to warm your belly in winter,

it is a scarf for your head, to wear

over your hair, to tie up around your face,

                         I love you,"
This second stanza presents a comforting concept with providing example of when one would feel comforted and safe.

if you were lost, needing direction,

in the wilderness life becomes when mature;

and in the corner of your drawer,

tucked away like a cabin or hogan

in dense trees, come knocking,

and I will answer, give you directions,

and let you warm yourself by this fire,

rest by this fire, and make you feel safe

                         I love you,"
The third stanza by telling you this poem is a treasure and should be treated as such and the poet end it with presenting that they want to keep the reader comfortable and safe.

and all anyone needs to live,

and to go on living inside,

when the world outside

no longer cares if you live or die;

remember,

                         I love you."
The poet end this poem with telling the reader to that no care if they live or die, this made a great shift in the story misleading the reader the whole time.