May 11, 2015

SKIN DEEP

Everyone is skin that

          gets touched,

          gets cut,

          gets neglected,

          gets burned,

          gets loved.

Everyone is skin that

          needs Vaseline,

          needs bandages,

          needs caring,

          needs the loving touch.

Everyone is skin that

          packages a

          and contains

          and holds

          a vast organization

          of memories,

          or nerves,

          of thoughts,

          of feelings,

          of wonderings.

Everyone is skin that

          blushes,

          and pains,

          and vibrates

          with joy,

          when one

          is accepted,

          and loved,

          and welcomed

          into the group,

          the family.

Everyone is skin that

          scars,

          and wrinkles,

          and gets old,

          and finally

          dies and

          is boxed away

          deep into

          the earth

          from which

          it was formed

          by God.