Lily White. Midnight.

You look so beautiful in the summer sun.

You may or may not burn blush,

Peeling your lily white skin,

But for a while, you gleam like ivory.

Meanwhile,

I think I am beautiful too.

I may or may not burn splotchy spice and vermillion,

Midnight skin also peeling,

But for a while, I glow like amber.

I heard somewhere that someone

Who looks a little like you

With peachy, creamy skin

Thinks that people who look a little like me

With honey, mocha skin

Do not peel or burn.

I thought that was strange.