February 15: A Short Poem from David O’Boyle’s Universe to yours

This is an illustration of a young man eating Valentine's Day candy and corresponds to the poem on the page titled "February 15." — Illustrated by David O’Boyle


February 15
What a difference a day makes. 
If my heart was picked 
yesterday
I would have been
undressed 
slowly 
sensuously 
around roses and champagne 
by lovers 
craving caramel 
instead of cigarettes
for a holiday nightcap. 
But my heart was not picked. 
Dropped and damaged in transit 
I was bound 
for the February 15 clearance rack
to be rolled over by cheapskates 
and caressed by coupon clippers. 
My end comes in the company of cavities. 
My fate is a broken heart. 
 

-David O'Boyle

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