This is an anti-Valentine's poem directed at the BYU-Idaho student audience. It was written for a school poetry contest which is why the audience is so narrow.
Dear February 14th,
YOU have found me again in swirling winter snow
Within the dating scene of Rexburg, Idaho
These have been some trying months, still single as can be
I met a girl in school last week who married in just three
I am not desperate or vague, not even in the least
How dare you suggest that I pose and talk through gritted teeth
Pretending to be grateful when my roommates get engaged
Or fighting to feel happy when my crushes date teenaged
Girls with lovely locks of gold, fresh from Highland High
Your observation is absurd, judgmental, and a lie
Dear Valentine’s, please go away and stay away for good
Why must you come reminding me that life of singlehood
Is maybe not as glamorous, as loving, or as grand
As having someone smart and great to always hold my hand
To kiss me sweet and bring me flowers, a beautiful bouquet
Chocolates and an ugly bear, to live up to the cliché
Okay, you caught me Valentine’s, I wish he’d come and kneel
For more than just to tie his lace, to tell me how he feels
I’m sick of playing “hard-to-get”, of BYU-I do’s
Bring the ice cream Valentine’s, I caught BYU blues
Love,
Yours Truly XOXOXO.
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