Valentine's Night

Valentines Night The time of year Where men line up in front of rows of heart cards The night before the red lovers’ day When the cost of roses doubles and triples And restaurants are overbooked with reservations Advertising their four course enticing menus When women get waxed, manicured and pedicured Purchase the perfect sexy new lingerie And wear their lowest cleavage, alluring outfits When lovers promise their everlasting connection When long married couples fulfill a bedroom obligation When rare romantic evenings at home are planned When singles go out with single friends So as not to spend time at home alone, feeling Like all the couples they know are having a lovers night And not wanting to feel left out, go searching Perhaps their soulmate is out there just out of reach Tonight may just be the night that new lovers meet And if not, then all the hype leads only to disappointment, For some, with high expectations of a Valentines night.