Ode To Sunburn

Ode To Sunburn

Is the sun red
or yolk yellow
when touching upon
my crumpled face

To lie "oh dear"
upon the green
To feel the heat
with no sunscreen

To feel the heat
with no sunscreen
a foolish mistake
of a silly fellow

And sink so deep
into a western dream
of delicious food
you'd like to eat

Like fried bread
and fried eggs
and fried bacon
all fried you see

And fried you see
is what you smell
of sizzling - boiling
you awake in hell

Oh sunburn coat!
oh glowing bright!
A Lobster boiled
a traffic-light

And pain oh pain
of a summer sin
a red hot slap
upon leather skin

So nuclear heat
will rage tonight
with swollen lips
and eyelids bright

A damned soul
you'll sunburn dream
Next time you fool
just wear sunscreen.

                                              spb.