Following on from “Show” the poem “Valentine” conveys two lovers who have an argument, carrying the theme of “Skirrid”, which means ‘divorce’ or ‘separation’ in Welsh, through. The “water torture” from the woman’s “heels” links both to the “heels” of the “models” in “Show”, conveying that there is still tension between them, and the idea that this is an extended argument. It is also a simile for the true “water torture” (dripping water onto someone’s face until it becomes unbearable, creating the sensation of drowning) illustrating that their relationship is sinking, “water” could also refer to the tears that comes from the woman’s “wet lashes” and that metaphorically it is “torture” to listen to this as the man knows the woman is not