in the thicket of cards at the hallmark
store while
i hold
a nine
dollar bundle of fresh
cut flowers
in the crook of my arm.
i'm
wondering
it that's enough.
should i go for roses this year?
do i need to go to Kay
Jewelers too?
or Victoria Secret's for
something sheer
and black, or red,
but see through?
and what about
chocolate, do i go for the giant
heart shaped
box, or a bar this year
with nuts in it?
dear Lord,
it's valentine's day again,
what am i to do.
do i buy a card
that rhymes,
a funny card,
a sexual innuendo card?
no one teaches
you these things when
growing up. no tells you
about this in school.
i see old men
with shoulders bent
in the aisle,
young men too.
all of them despondent
and shaking
their heads.
all of them Valentine Blue
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