Ultimate Vacation

"You got a tanning booth

on board ship?"

She asked

 

Sailing to Hawaii

to lay on the beach -

She needed a tan;

couldn't look like

all the other first

timers.

 

Had to look like

she belonged,

lived the life,

loved the sun.

 

Every day she tanned -

for weeks before.

Every day on board

the Hawaiian Crown.

 

"New bulbs today, they're

strong" said the cute girl with

the bleached white teeth

and dark luscious tan.

"Do you want the full ten minutes?"

 

"Of course," she said

"I have to be tan to tan

on the beach."

Miss cutie just rolled her eyes.

 

Last day on board she stayed in

her cabin taking tea baths and

slathering Noxema all over to cool

down the burn.

 

No tan in the sun on

the sand by the sea.

She stayed in bed for a week.

She flew back with pink skin

dotted with blisters, and threw

a look of disgust at

 

"We hope you enjoyed your

stay in Hawaii" said by the

stewardess with straight

white teeth and beach

blond hair.