Valentine's Day, Today I Love You More

She got the flowers I retrieved

Man am I relieved

Today is not the day

To forget to prove or say

That I love you

What I must do

At the behest of societal convention

Is recognize and glorify this holiday's invention

I must join my lover and deny

All the other times I tried

To prove that I loved her

It is my fault I concur 

I cannot figure out 

Why this holiday's devout 

Refuse to acknowledge or see

September 19th's company

Or how March 30th's value lasts

What about November 21st's or July 14th's laughs?

But I must conform for her happiness

With her in my arms I am blessed

All other days I will abhor

But February 14th I will not ignore