I wanted someone to say my name gently

Dear Delyara, This feels vulnerable to admit because it sounds so small. Today I wanted someone to say my name gently. Not because I needed saving. Because I’ve felt so functional lately. So role-based. So practical. So known through what I do and respond to and manage and complete. I think I just wanted one small reminder that I am a person before I am a function. I don’t know why that hit me so strongly today. I only know it did.