valentine

Seven men stand
Outside the florist
Waiting to surprise
The person on their mind

Six bouquets brighten
The grey tube carriage
Love littering eye lines
Flowers bringing life

Tell your people
You love them
On the one day you
Don’t have to be shy

I took my own
Fearless, careless advice
And now I am impatiently waiting
For the reply

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Oh, I’m a sucker for love - you should know that about me. I was on the bus, driving through Shoreditch and past a florist. The view of men lining up waiting to pick up their bouquets painted me in romance and I thought about who might be on the receiving end of their love. I looked at my phone and thought, “Do I, don’t I,” and battled with messaging a crush something, anything, nothing.