Tuesday, February 13, 2024

searching for flowers at the last minute

i see the men
wandering around the store,
a heart shaped
box of candy in hand,
a card,
that's pink that
they haven't
even read,
but will sign as they
press it against
the dashboard of the car.
they stand at the flower
section,
near the apples
and oranges,
grapes.
they're panicked, nearly
every ten dollar
bouquet is gone.
the bins are empty,
with petals
on the floor.
they look at each other
in panic,
until one of them says,
i've got an idea,
there's a cemetery nearby,
and off they go.

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