White Skin

My white friends say
they hate the
whiteness of
their skin
Not being white,
but the shade of
Chalk-Milk-Snow
They flock to
tanning beds
Spending good money
on something
they don’t’ really want









Alex Ewing is a wife and mother of four living in Central Ohio. She is a graduate of Howard University. Her poems have appeared in Juked, Dying Dahlia and more.