A Poet Writing Naked

If I’m a poet writing naked,
how do I retain
my modesty?

Same question,
if I’m actually
performing naked—

on display as a made
thing—on stage, I mean—
modesty

in short supply, because
how I DO LOVE to preen!—
a naked poet getting laid

by the Dhamma!
I see you, you see me.
How modest would I be

if I could convey half
the love I feel
for my own body?
What a poem that would be!