A villanelle on the 6th Commandment.
A life of sexual purity
is what I shall lead
and keep all fidelity.
If married, I eschew adultery
and meet my spouse’s needs:
a life of sexual purity.
If single, I don’t gaze lustfully,
for their honour I will heed
and keep all fidelity.
I even despise pornography,
for it teaches all to cease
a life of sexual purity.
I will love my spouse exclusively
to live a life happily married
and keep all fidelity.
This is God’s design for family
so everyone might lead
a life of sexual purity
and keep all fidelity.
The Lutheran Column 