Skin

The skin that shows

turns heads around

but for all the wrong reasons.

Sigh.

So listen now and learn

and don’t mistake it for a lesson

for we’re way past that phase

We now talk in threats.

The skin that shows

is shown and not displayed

it will not get covered

and it still wouldn’t be an invitation.

The skin that shows

is there to be seen

and it isn’t smooth like silk

(oh, how disappointing)

it’s coarse, burnt, enraged

This skin cannot be tamed.

The skin that shows

is a sign to you

and of course, it is

Warnings are signs too.

So back off while there’s time

The skin that shows

is a living crime

It’ll burn you crisp

and embrace the blame

for the skin is thick now;

The skin that shows

Will rip yours off.

An armour, not an ornament

The skin that shows,

that asked for it

all the melanin, dyed in red.

It’s not paint.

So dare to look at it

Stare, like you always do.

The skin that shows,

the one that had it coming

Is now coming for you.