Sunburn

Late summer days

Sweet breeze and golden sand

Just careless laughs, no time to notice

Pink sunburn marks on the back of my hand

Drops large and heavy

Of ocean lingering on tanning skin

The world reflects in this small salty dew

And shows me places where I’ve never been never been

Warm air and breath

I place salt kisses on his head

If for a second I could turn my eyes away

Maybe I’d see the sunset sky turn red

My face is pale, my suit is grey

The morning train, I rub my sleepy eyes

And then I see a hint of sunrise red

Remembering those August days my whole face smiles

If you look closely, you can find

Red marks of sweet unnoticed rays

On my left cheek, like lipstick kisses left behind

By the warm sun in those last summer days.