"Skin"

a light brown shell of something
inconsistencies,
some redder spots upon the face,
some folds
some lighter shades
and darker.
like golden bread crust,
covering softness within.
some of it burned.

Like a scaly snake
shedding
and shedding
and shedding
more,
an endless shift.

yet perhaps,
the bread suddenly turned
to wheat,
the snake into
a lizard.