- Pilisa Mackey
Catching Sunlight
Today I caught sunlight
And it was so easy
So simple
So divine
I just laid there in the open air
And it stuck to my skin
Like fresh dew on the morning grass
Or new grapes clinging to their summertime vines
Oh didn’t you know?
My flesh is magic
My melanin draws
The very essence of the sun
And traps it within the depths of my being
For darker, dimmer days
For aches and pains that linger
And don’t quite go away…
In winter months
When warmth runs away to
Puerto Rico, Nassau & Freeport
The sunlight in my skin
Can barely keep itself from leaving too
So it snuggles close to my heart
To keep warm
But this never works for long
Because the winter months
Go on and on and on
Except for today
Today God
In all Her eclectic glory
Did me a favor
And brought back more sunlight
From the homes of my hot blooded relatives
To comfort and to warm me
Locked up tight and tucked in
Caught and resting every so lightly
In the spaces between my hungry soul
And my ethereal, magical skin