Valentine's Day

01/31/25

The day I've dreaded for many years

Is thrust upon me yet once again

The feeling, not long ago a distant memory

Now returning like an old friend

A day full of sorrow, and pain

For I am reminded that I am nobody

And to somebody I am nobody

And nobody means nothing to anybody

I look around, and see the smiles

The laughs and memories being made

By lovers, twinkles in their eyes

And warmth in their hearts

As I gaze down at myself

And realize I have not a soul to care

No love nor adoration to give nor share

Naught but the warmth and fuzzy feeling

That sits in the glass I sip from

The only place of which I can receive

The feeling I have longed for for some time

Smoke curling within my lungs

Soothing my brain, slowing time

I lie awake and ponder my worth

Or rather lack thereof

The pain, and coldness within

Will I ever witness the end?

Could one ever see the value

In someone worth nothing?

Questions without answers

Unanswered for years

I witness joy and love around me

Feelings I'm forbidden to possess

An experience I might never have

I think to myself

It's times like these

I envy the dead