Not The Valentine	 Not The Valentine by Meris  
 

Neat white bandage.
 Red stain in the middle, spreading. 
 
 Not the Valentine you were thinking of. 
 
 My careful hands adjust its fit,
 Express what no candy heart
 Can ever say. 
 
 No easy little sentiment to try
 The depth of our connection.
 I would die for youand might. 
 
 God grant I never see
 The lacy edge of skin
 Around an exploded heart. 
 
 Not the Valentine you were thinking of.
 
  


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