112: Valentine's Day

It’s Valentine’s Day
The day you ought
To give your girl
A rose, shop bought
With fancy packaging

And hand delivered
To flutter her heart
And make her quiver.

Yet I dislike
Obligatory days
For showing affection
In stereotyped ways
It’s always nice
To receive flowers and gifts
If I wasn’t grateful

There’d be something amiss.

But if flowers arrive
On a random day
Or you say I love you
Out in the rain
It means more to me
Than anything else
Because you chose to do it
All by yourself.

Lady Satellite