Two heart shaped balloons
Looming
Above their table
Him
Her
Starring ahead
Just so that they don’t
HAVE
to
look
at
one
another
Agony
So tangible
My eyes are drawn to them
A couple?
Window Seat
One of the best in the restaurant
The kitschy cheerfulness
of the heart-shaped balloons
Is fighting a lost battle
Love was lost when?
There is not even positive regard
Body language closed off
As if they just survived a battle
And now the king forces the enemy warriors
To reconcile
Happy Valentine’s Day
Poetry by Nathalie 