Legitimate Love

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Legitimate Love

Executed for marrying the illegitimate like Christians
    and Soldiers St. Valentine died for someone else’s love
        to flourish a convict for his own mellow convictions

His last farewell a letter signed ‘Your Valentine’ is all
    that remains from the cross I suppose he melted away
        on apart from bitter decadence flowers and chocolate

What a sweet turnaround from persecution
    who knows whether one day at supper time
        there is enough to eat for everyone when

at last swords might trickle cocoa butter 
    and poppies bear no grave reminder of the trenches
        when crusades and grenades are persuaded to rest in quiet Peace

Until then and while material consumption favours greed
    and warfare makes the coffers overflow in plenty for the few
        I shall carry the cross to the market have my nails done for the rendezvouz

not impaled in my hands cherish the thorns not crowned on my head
    and admit that my overeating of sweet cupidity will deprive unfortunate
        others of some basic necessities which could of course be purchased

With a love other 
                     than that expressed with 
                                      chocolates and flowers on one day alone

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Eileen Manassian

Date: 2/5/2018 12:04:00 AM

This is a deep write, reminding us of the sacrifices St Valentine made. As usual, we tend to forget the real meaning behind the sacrifice of love. Thank you for the reminder and for your visit to my page.