Justice?
He wears two wedding rings
fused together into one
after his husband died.
He appeals to the court with a goal
so simple — his name on the
certificate of death.
Can the justices understand
why this matters when
his partner is gone?
How long must they ponder
whether the state or he
can legally decide?
On a question jolting the country’s
conscience like a thunderbolt:
Can you love who you love
and marry the person you
commit to for life?
Will the justices find in favor
of the justice these men craved
all their lives
and defend their marriage
after they are gone?