Too Much Sun and Shade
They said
the sun would be sweltering today
humid air, thick and oppressive yellow red
if you can, stay in the shade,
don't play;
put on sunscreen or you'll burn
sit in the shadow fringes beneath a tree, tall and climbing,
safe, secure, protected seemingly innocuous in every turn
ignoring the guidance, sunscreen idling,
after all, I was in hiding;
between twelve and three I slept
lounging in the tinge cast upon my silhouetted image
the sun rays fell with scorching warm neglect
and as I rose, dark pink exposed my grimace;
an ache, a pain, an unsoothed sunburn
covered half my uncovered body pained in waking,
when will I ever learn
this lazy day endeavor now aching, sizzling as if burning bacon.
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