The day has come and mercifully went
Candy gifted, and flowers sent
Wishes conveyed for romantic meetings
Courtesy of Hallmark and American Greetings

A day devoted to romantic dreams
Re-invented for corporate revenue streams
So click on Ameri-flora or FTD
To deliver your intended's floral glee

Those Godiva chocolates can do no harm
Except for child-labor on a foreign cocoa farm
So buy a box of assorted confections
Free from any moral reflections

When she opens that diamond necklace
You mustn't feel so ethically feckless
For the children who slave in the diamond mine
Are a world away from thee and thine

So fete the day without a care
And share your amour, if you dare
But open your wallet, certainly
To boost the retail economy

Or, send some affection to Bangladesh
And give those kids a Valentine wish
The lovely garment you gave your gal
Came from a sweatshop there or from Senegal

Take some care next Valentine's Day
To share your feelings in a more generous way
When giving your lover that special gift
Make some effort to give a lift

To those, the many, who suffer and toil
And work for pennies on foreign soil
To enrich the few, in corporate guise
Who've exported your jobs with clever lies

The presents you give on this special day
Might just be tainted in some sinister way
And though they're gifted with true affection
You might give pause upon reflection

To consider the items that you endow
So you're always mindful exactly how
The thoughtful tokens of your esteem
Might not be as romantic as they seem