Wednesday, 7 May 2014

Valentine's Day

A day to celebrate love
yet I dread it
I can’t remember
when I last felt
my heart race
like a steed 
galloping 
at full tilt
at the thought 
of meeting someone 
I couldn’t live without

The hands on the clock 
crawl like a snail
But I’m not in a hurry 
to get anywhere
Nobody waits for me 
with a bunch of red roses
or a box of chocolates 
with a big red bow

Like a snake
I want to slither 
into my hole 
hide from the world 
until the day 
dissolves into dark 
and there is 
flaunting of love
for another year


© 2014 Uma Venkatraman ~ All Rights Reserved

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