Don’t contradict me
Destiny ensures our love shall never contract
If ever, you were to contravene my soul,
    contrary to my needs, my desires
    as if our love were contraband
Your contrarieties, certain to be exposed
Contrast between us two dimmed, of you I reposed
On this darkest day, your voice resonates, dearest contralto
Your contrapuntal views, dismissal of my love
Then I remember your mantra:
    “contra”

—Daniel Jeremy Perz