Christopher Poindexter

i'll throw
my
voice into
the stars and maybe
the echo of my words will
be written for you
in the clouds by
sunrise.
all i am trying
to say is,

I will love you
through the darkness.

"The Penelopiad" by Margaret Atwood

Water does not resist. Water flows. When you plunge your hand into it, all you feel is a caress. Water is not a solid wall, it will not stop you. But water always goes where it wants to go, and nothing in the end can stand against it. Water is patient. Dripping water wears away a stone. Remember that, my child. Remember you are half water. If you can't go through an obstacle, go around it. Water does.

"Vows (for a gay wedding)" by Joseph O. Legaspi

I vow to love you in primal ways. 

I vow to love you in infinite forms. 

In our separateness and composites. 

To dust and stars and the ever after.

"The Guest" by Anna Akhmatova

I asked: "What do you want?"

He replied: "To be with you in Hell."

I laughed: "Oh, you'll foredoom
Us both to disaster."

Not a single muscle quivered
On his radiantly evil face.