Valentine's Day
January 2011 (9th Grade)

What is Valentine's Day all about?
Is it supposed to be quiet, or full of shouts?
It's a day spent
for lovers to know what they're meant
for. It's about proposals by sky-writers,
romantic dinners by candle fires.
A dozen roses upon a doorstep,
and memories in a locket to be kept.
Money blown on stuffed animals, sweets,
and little cards that make your heart skip a beat.
Everything painted in shades of red and pink.
It'll be here before you know it with no time to think.
A chance to hear those three magic words.
I wonder if boys get as excited as the girls...
The girls wear their pearls; guys use their best cologne.
All grateful for not being alone.
Past loves rekindle into new ones,
as if their lives had just begun.
Everyone's happy in every way,
singing, "Every kiss begins with Kay."
A day just for the lovers.
But what do we do with all the chocolate that's left over?