my skin at the beach (not a poem)
Squinting. Wincing. Flinching.
Smoothed over. Coated.Slick.
Submerged. Gasping. Submerged again.
Slippery. Sliding. Soaring. Diving.
Cool. Salty. Jackson Pollock of black
sand and pale freckled canvas.
Warm. Wind-kissed.
Refreshed. Revived. Relaxed. Redeemed.
