“ST VALENTINE” 18 Feb 2000

There is no heaven, or hell,
no haiku John Lennon afterlife
I am the patron saint
of an atheist immoral afterworld

The patron saint of dust
and orbiting rock
the patron saint of heartbreak
the commercialisation of
the glory of love

the patron saint of emergency wards
slashed wrists and pills on February 14th
the patron saint of broken trust and stupid hope
the patron saint of flowers and candlelit meals
the patron saint of loneliness. the human condition.

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