I Had No Clue It Was Valentines Day Part 1

I had no clue it was Valentine’s Day Because no one said happy Valentine’s Day I had no clue it was valentines’ Day Because I had no one to share the Day I ventured into another world And drifted off into a long doze The time was getting close I thought I was dreaming But the tiredness was just seeping in It’s the first time that I have ever slept so sound Something must have had me spell bound I slept for about three hours then woke up Suddenly to loud chatter outside my window When I woke up it felt as if I was sleeping for a whole week But something was definitely up my sleeve Someone had left me a message to see how I was doing And I responded with an encouraging note And in no time I had visitors at my door No one said happy Valentine’s Day So I still didn’t know that it was a special day The visitor was wearing a black coat And I immediately start coughing from the back of my throat It was strange; I just had a shower and was feeling Energetic and upbeat and bubbling with power Maybe the visitor’s had pollen on his coat Causing my throat to rumble and tumble Or perhaps it was something else It has been dry and dusty And I have been eating hot and spicy food since I got here After he left I was feeling alive again Still no one said happy Valentine’s Day I had a second visitor who brought me fruit And told me that I was looking cute She was wearing a black coat too But she said nothing about Valentine’s Day I sat down with her for a while, and then I start to smile Then all of a sudden dryness sprang up in my throat Forcing me to drink a glass of cold water In a few moments her husband called her to feed the baby When she left, I got my things together And walked through the door Without an idea, plan or mission The coughing ceased and I felt relieved I felt like jumping, skipping and dancing For one moment I felt no burden pressure or care I start to wonder what I was really doing here I walked a few blocks down the road And entered a raggedy restaurant on a narrow street From the outside it wasn't a restaurant But on the inside people were filling their belly And making themselves merry Even a converted horse stable can make people happy The kitchen was not clean or neat But many people were happy and upbeat Oh it’s the culture so what does it matter My mind start to create order Why don’t they have a big global health awareness week? Where people from around globe gather in towns, city and Municipality Everything is ok But people's health consciousness is far away Mothers are still holding their baby son’s teapots And having them pissing on sidewalks These health issues really make me a little nervous Well what do I care why do I have this burden to bear Why can’t I just sit in this restaurant and enjoy like everyone else But this is the culture it couldn’t be better One day they will realize and organize a massive health drive In the home, school and community I stopped thinking about the health issues And spoke briefly with the cook The waitress took me inside and seated me at single table I sat across from two women and a man Who had lots of food spread out on their table They were eating and drinking and having fun In another room a group of young were eating and drinking and talking about the French I ordered rice and spicy vegetable Because I did not want anything heavy in my belly The people sitting across the table had a small talk with me And they were surprised that I wasn't eating meat I told them that I had to watch my heart beat They invited me to taste their liquor But I refused and told that that it was improper The alcohol content was 60 degree And the women at the table made the man looked like a sham He drank light beer and they were having strong liquor The women had something more powerful to share but he sat mischievously fiddling with his phone and acting like a clown He looked very naughty and the woman appeared to have a date with him She was urging him to go home because she was getting drunk Still no mention of Valentine’s Day Neither in German, French or Greek To me they were celebrating the New Years Eve I glanced at my phone and decided that it was time to leave I paid twice the amount for a simple meal that cost less up the street I didn't fuss I allowed them to play me for a fool because everything was so cool I walked down the road looking for I don’t know what And I stumbled upon the dangao (cake) shop I was just in time to get my taste back, I wanted something sweet to eat