For some time they've nagged at me

And wouldn't leave me alone

And so now I sit and write

This Valentines Day Poem

Sometime ago, abotu three days

I remember walking down store rows

And sitting there, by itself

I saw a chocolate rose

The candy hearts were now long gone

And chocolate boxes stripped from the shelves

All that was left was this one rose

Sitting there by itself

I began to wonder what it was like

To sit there as on time drew

To watch everyone else be chosen

Everyone else... but you

The little rose on a plastic stick

Sticking out from a styrofoam base

I began to wonder how it would look

If the poor little rose had a face

Like so many others in the world today

This poor little rose was ignored

So many pushed into the dark

While others their spirit soar

Valentines is a time to remember

All those forgotten each day

Embrace the light of those you see

And also those who've gone astray

Learn to cherish the ones you love

Learn to accept who you dont' see

When this Valentines rolls in

Think about the rose and me

The rose that sits alone on the shelf

Looking and waiting for the day

Someone will have the heart to see it

Before the chocolate rose melts away

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