I lay in the sun
watching my skin tan,
I admire the way body looks with a bit of color.
Confident.
Inside, I would see my skin had burned
Like icarus, I felt indestructible
Unafraid of the sun
I stand in the mirror;
assess the severity of my reddened chest
The mirror pulls me into a time 3 year past
I recall how, in your presence
I felt different
Confident.
I wasn't alone- you doubly so
I was accepting of the facts
It was not until I went inside
could I see how I had been burned