"How do I love thee? Let me count the ways."

- Elizabeth Barret Browning, "Sonnet 43", Sonnets from the Portuguese

Atem loved the way Yusei's eyes—

smoldering and stoic with sapphire fire

sparkled in the sunrise

while his lover admires

Atem loved the way Yusei's voice,

smooth and deep while the heavens rejoice

pulled him down to Earth

while his love gently rebirths

Atem loved the way Yusei's heart

gracious and generous and giving

kept him inside even timelines apart—

stayed by his side whilst not truly living

Atem loved the way Yusei . . . is Yusei

marvelous, and majestic and made of light

as their souls reunite

while love's guidance shows them the way