A Man's Valentine's Plans

A Man’s Valentine’s Plans

Clark Steven Lupton

January 31, 2005



You have 15 days to set the bait

For you to catch yourself a Valentine’s date

You’ll surely meet Miss Right one day

But you just want a Valentine to date that Monday



For that time one would be choosy of whom he meets

Go for one who’ll be willing even when there’s traffic on the streets

However good or bad she is you’ve got to choose her

So you will avoid looking like a dateless loser



She’ll probably be someone you’ll quickly grow tired of

Just as long as on Valentines Day you look like you’re in love

To other people she could look like the one you’ll marry

But to you she’s only temporary



What kind of girl will you attract?

What kind of girl will like you back?

You think, “Who can I date?” as soon as you awaken,

“I bet all the pretty ones are probably taken.”



So if you see a girl in a bar that’s a pretty sight

Ask her out, she probably might

If she says, “Yes” you’ve got your break

You’ve got a Valentines date for appearance’s sake



You’re the king and she’s your queen

Take her to a popular place where you’ll be seen

Make sure there will be people that you know

That’s why you’re dating her on that day, for you to show



Give her chocolates and a rose

Then she’ll appreciate you I suppose

She might kiss you when you bring her home

If you also make her a Valentine’s poem



Be gentlemanly and charming and see how it ends

If she isn’t the one for you then you can work on her friends

But what’s important in the time allotted

Is that your date looks good and you’ll be spotted



Because the word will get around in these times that are tough

That you’re a big spender and your date was hot stuff

You will be thought of as an object of desire

And an eligible man that women must acquire



So you’ve planned out the perfect Valentine’s date

She might even become your future mate

Valentine’s dates have produced many fathers and mothers

But remember that your prime objective is to impress the others



But if you don’t get a date by then, you will frown

You won’t be desired and your market value will go down

Expect to be unpopular so get properly psyched

Girls only like you when you’re already liked



So if that happens all is lost

You’ve got to fix the situation at any cost

Try dating a regular looking woman who maybe sports trendy curls

Even though all she has in common with you is she also digs pretty girls!

Author's Notes/Comments: 

Valentine's Day was coming up and I thought "What kind of poem can I pay tribute for the occassion?" I thought instead of the classic going out with someone special and making it romantic with a lot of thoughtful gifts, how about just getting some woman you can show off to make it look like there was someone special with you for that day? The shallow and plastic kind of date. I don't know if this is a manly kind of idea or just my own. Maybe it's this way of thinking that doesn't get me many Valentines Dates :o)

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Hahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think what you're really trying to say in this poem is that Valentine's Day tends to be overrated. And yes, it's true that V-Day makes people scurry around looking for dates just so they won't end up feeling sorry for themselves. It's crazy.