They ran past me
at breakneck speed
to capture
those
last minute
trinkets
of love
I never cared
much for anyway
until I no longer
had them
to look
forward
to
Grocery store Feb 13 ,2005 . Widowed almost 3 years at this point .Almost being run over by this mad rush of husbands and boyfriends buying their last minute Valentine Day stuff for their sweethearts .I was both aggravated by the stampede , while simultaneously feeling a cold wind whipping through me and a gnawing ,empty hole inside my heart. The lack of cheap chocolate hastily procured on my behalf ,impacted me more than even I had presumed it would..