Happy Valentine's Day

Valentine

Not a red rose or a satin heart.

I give you an onion.
It is a moon wrapped in brown paper.
It promises light
like the careful undressing of love.

Here.
It will blind you with tears
like a lover.
It will make your reflection
a wobbling photo of grief.

I am trying to be truthful.

Not a cute card or a kissogram.

I give you an onion.
Its fierce kiss will stay on your lips,
possessive and faithful
as we are,
for as long as we are.

Take it.
Its platinum loops shrink to a wedding-ring,
if you like.

Lethal.
Its scent will cling to your fingers,
cling to your knife.

by Carol Ann Duffy - Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom (Royal Bard)






For your heart - I wish for you today a bowl of oatmeal, a valentine, a nap, a walk in the sunshine, a morsel of dark chocolate, a glass of red wine,
and an onion?