Why? O Val

That your virtuous immortal celebration
Should be viciously celebrated by mortals?
That this day, revered for kindness, love and joy
Should be tainted with infidelity, deceit and sadness?

Why? O Valentine
Should men become philanderers overnight?
And infidel spouses?
Engage in unlawful rendezvous with concubines
In the pretext of “being rooted in the line of duty”
All in your name?

Why? O Valentine
Should lovers seize this day
To seek new love
To quench their lustful desires
With new found loves?
Leaving old loves “history”
All in your name?

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poem by Chinwe Azubuike
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