Tuesday, October 8, 2019

third degree burn

sunglasses protect deep green eyes
Aer Lingus cap shades a fair, Irish nose
SPF 50, slathered generously, for my skin
warding off the sun’s bright, harmful rays

my heart, protected by the strong bones of the chest wall,
layers of dermis, and by my swimsuit top
survives not so well, and   
blisters with a third degree burn

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Ouch, that hurts, but a first degree caliber poem!