A discarded box of chocolates
the box in the shape of a love heart
the lid sits crooked on the damp floor
with a velvet ribbon tied around it
in the box there is a note
the ink stained from the drizzle
for my valentine
half of the chocolate was gone
the other half was melted
and smelled liked the dumpster
which they were abandoned next to
curious I read the note
I can't give you money
but I can give you my heart
actually I can't
so here's this instead
I hope you like it
your valentine
apparently
she did not