Thu 14 Feb 2008
I’ve been wanting to post this every Valentine’s Day for years but I never remembered in time. I wrote this poem 2-14-94, my senior year in high school. (That’s important for the irony you’ll see.) It was published later on that year in a school publication.
Each time a reference to Valentine’s Day is written, the font is in a creepy horror-movie-title font, like with blood drippage coming off the letters.
V-DAY
The kid down the street
Sits up in bed at six
Alarmed as his alarm alarms him.
And in this state of panic
His feet hammer out something drastic
Just as his young heart mimicks his alarm.
Having forgotten it was Valentine’s
He frantically cuts flowers fresh off the vine
And in so doing, draws blood the color of the maroon petals.
In school, the boy greets Little Suzie,
Presents her with his flowers, still a little woozy
From his tremendous outpour of blood.
Suzie’s lush lips stretch into a smile
As she eyes the beautiful red pile
Of flowers, and blushingly accepts the gift.
She giggles and wiggles and squirms all day
Looking so forward to her luncheon date
With the little, young twelfth grade boy.
Amongst all this hustle and bustle
Of young, immature kids
Whose clanging, clamoring hearts still believe in Valentine’s Day
I sit, and observe
And occasionally laugh
At all the silly, unrealisitic lovesick fools
And wish that one time more
I could be a part
Of all this fuss over nothing on Valentine’s Day.
aww… and you grew up to do the same bloody vday things this boy did.
it’s definitely a “holiday” that can go both ways depending on if you’re with or without someone .. but then most holidays are like that. if you’re single, it’s ANTI this and ANTI that… you might be enjoying a vday dinner prepared by Mr. W.. whil I might enjoy an outing with friends celecrating singles awareness day… haha
Me, bloody? I am more careful than this retarded boy that the speaker obviously thinks is a moron. Haha.
So what are YOUR vday plans?
Boy am I glad I don’t celebrate V-day! I went to the grocery store yesterday and there were so many guys buying chocolates and roses. Made me think back when I was in HS and my boyfriend bought a HUGE, heart-shaped box of chocolates. I was like, who is gonna eat all of these??? I think I ended up throwing most of them away.
A huge heart-shaped box of chocolates? Wow, I thought that only existed in cartoons! Haha.
hey! heart-shaped boxes of chocolate are awesome! any shaped box of chocolates are awesome.
i was at the mall yesterday and saw the droves of men standing in line with their vd loot. bah humtine!
i did see this hotness in a suit leaving v secrets with a nice sized bag. again, bah humtine!!
Singles unite! 🙂
wilco – It’s okay, I’m sure the next time Vanessa gets a giant heart-shaped box of chocolates she can’t eat, she’ll ship it up to you.
Jordan – I had to fight the impulse to go to the mall yesterday to point and laugh at poor suckers.