Anti-valentine

M.E.M.

I love to hate V-Day

It’s like my D-Day

Full of horror and pain.

 

It’s true meaning has been lost

But it was once a feast day

honoring Saint Valentine.

Now it’s a consumer-oriented

husk of itself.

 

On this day I walk in a

comforting cloak of darkness

surrounded by love birds.

 

On this day of

Chocolates and roses.

Flowers that die before you remember

you have them.

Filling up on sweet

to get in bed and…

Sleep.

 

A day of unimaginative

Hallmark love poems and

spending money for affection.

No wonder I never found this day to be anything

but arbitrary and manipulative.

 

A shallow representation of love,

If I’ve ever seen one.

Oh, but happy Valentine’s Day.

  • Author: M.E.M. (Offline Offline)
  • Published: February 14th, 2023 09:58
  • Comment from author about the poem: Happy Tuesday! Created: 2/13/23 | Completed: 2/14/23. Comments are welcome
  • Category: Unclassified
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  • User favorite of this poem: Doggerel Dave.
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Comments1

  • Doggerel Dave

    My feelings/attitudes conveyed in their entirety - though expressed here leagues ahead of my capabilities. Thanks.



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