the color of blood
is black
the heart is an open book
who did you love
before we were forever entwined
irrevocably
the color of blood is black
the heart is an open book
I cover my head with a hat
to keep my thoughts from
spilling over
the color of blood is black
the heart is an open book
—
Tita Lacambra Ayala’s Collected Poems was recently published by UST Press.