Villanelle

"Not a Man of the Cloth"

There is identity in bare skin.
A most definite joy for the soul.
I do not see nudity as a sin

Why should it matter, the clothes I am in?
Is it my clothes that make me whole?
There is identity in bare skin.

I see your nakedness and grin,
a smile that warms the soul.
I do not see nudity as a sin.

Imagine where your skin has been,
where fashion had no control.
There is identity in bare skin.

Now in Rome, do as the Roman-
Enter in and pay the toll.
I do not see nudity as a sin.

What's a little tender melanin
compared to life's ultimate goal?
There is identity to bare skin.
I do not see nudity as a sin.