Sunbather

sunbather
worry eraser
slowly you seep into my skin

like a heavy lotion
the sun’s rays
burning me within.

Your caresses are a medicine
to rub inside

your smile
a light
I cannot see
without

I cannot get you off
my mind
your red bikini
tan flesh

the games we played
my mermaid

Will any day
be like today again?
memory undying
like the waves
crashing white

this unknown feeling
raising from my toes

and there it goes
only a moment
golden sand
escaping your hand

We are where
we are destined
our protests
echoes of a shell

tomorrow?
who can tell.

a day in the sun
to wash it all
away.