I let the sun burn my shoulder

the pain was soft and pleasant

and i knew better than to do it

(as i have with so many things over so many days)

but i did it anyway

the pain, as i said, was pleasant and it allowed me to feel something

so i sat there,

in the chair where i like to sit

wondering about the tour de france and toes that are cold

I let my mind wander,

but the sunburn was constant

i felt something…

 

and it will linger