Blood colors
(crimson,
vermillion, rust, or
silver) stain
the ceremonial
t-shirt &
jeans
I could never
see the percentage in
dealing in the
sacraments
but then I’m
always cutting corners
A norteño
accordion is tuning up on the beach
& for all I
know multi-colored tears are filling the
eyes of
strangers all over town
Green, pink, orange,
& blue perhaps
which is strange
for this time of year
when pearls
& moths should be the prevailing hue
but just as she
would reclaim a thousand ships
& tie them
round with a colored ribbon
any color will
do
