Next Time I Will Wear Sunscreen

i am neopolitian
(pale
pink
brown)
in the mirror, naked.
such southern sun
died my body
peeled away
layers
to make me look
like hand made
ice cream.

in close to
nothing
i swim through light
or rather
light swims through me
until milky flesh
blends into a flavor
sweeter than
yesterday.

would you please
scoop me from my bed
put me on
a sugar wafer
so i can melt against
your tongue?
i never taste like
strawberry
vanilla
and chocolate
all at once