Melanin Poem-Dmac

by Devonte M.

Melanin's not to be neglected

Your skin must always be protected

If you don't treat your skin right, then you'll regret it.

If you don't apply the sunscreen,

Then that would be a dumb thing,

But there are lots of benefits that the Sun brings.

It's all about moderation

Staying away from skin cancer's our obligation

For max skin health, you must have the proper patience.

Melanin is nature, it protects us from the rays

If we didn't have it, our bodies would be done today

We must eat the right foods and drink the right beverages

We gotta respect skin, not sever it.

If our color vanishes, then the person's gone

Skin disorders don't preserve the person's worth, it's gone.

The darker the skin, the less likely to get burned by the Sun

The Sun's great, we should not turn on the Sun.

The Sun gave us our color, and gave us health

It keeps us away from pain and hell.

No need to break our flesh

Tanning beds are fake, they bring hazards, see

They leave behind tragedies.

Your skin burns like meth, you burn to death

Those beds extremely hurt your health.

They lead to melanoma

Skin spots that grow are very dark like Dr.Pepper soda

It's not a rumor that this disease can give you lots of tumors

Melanin is beautiful,

Melting it is cruel to do.

But natural creams are helping us

If you have less color, you tend to have less life,

But that doesn't mean you have less fight

If you have more color, you have less light,

But that doesn't mean you have less might

We gotta use the medicine

That will help our skin to stay elegant.

We must make the best of our lives

Skin disease is hard to squash like deadly flies

Let's like our natural melanin types,

So we won't become sediments and die.

Let's stop Vitiligo from making our cells sick and die slow

It whitens your skin and messes your eyes, though

Albinism is a huge skin problem

It causes you to have vision problems

No wants to see the skin doctor

We gotta quickly solve these big problems.

If you don't let your skin shine,

Then your skin health won't incline.

Embrace your type

Or your skin will pay the price!

For more info, please visit these websites:
http://www.skincancer.org/skin-cancer-information/melanoma
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001479.htm
http://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/genetics/skin-color/modern-human-diversity-skin-color
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/vitiligo.html