I tear off my clothes, and
pitch them into the fire
and watch the flames
consume my decency,
my social propriety.
My inner self, revealed
in my outer self
brings joy, brings rebuke
the wrong-headed doctrine
of a thousand generations.
When I am in a suit
who do you say I am?
When I stand before you naked
who do you shame I am?
Reclaim your body
reclaim your true self
and cast society’s hangups
into the crucible of freedom.