"singles awareness day"
as if making a joke out of tangible loneliness
obscures the legitimate isolation you feel.
full of expectation.
maybe someone noticed me?
an exquisite rose or box of chocolates
will validate me somehow.
money being spent on me
must mean that my living and breathing
and working and crying
is important. and worthwhile.
if nothing comes.
a sigh, perhaps the slightest quiver in the lip.
a few well-worn jokes about singleness
eating candy alone, at night.
watching a movie.
and the sneaking feeling that
something is
m i s s i n g .
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