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my turn at bat

 

shortly after birth,
though shy on exhibition
and long on inhibition,

I queued up for routine circumcision.

when came my turn at bat,
the surgeon flashed her blade
as she braced for mortal combat.

as should be expected,
I strongly objected:

I screamed and shouted for my life.

there was no time to chat
or be doormat diplomat,

though I once did yelp, “What’s that!”

she put away her knife
to obviate more strife.

I’ve been fully sexed e’er since—

though aft soaping shower
my impressive flower

I take great care to rinse.

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Conect11

18 years 9 months ago

lol you gentile!

I thank God that my wife sent me home while little Joshua got circumsized! It sucks he was 23 when it happened! Anyhow like most of your work I laughed my head off here. Sickingly I can picture this real "Mortal Combat" between a blade - wielding nurse and one diaper clad infant. And the results aren't pretty. Mark Please note: I said nothing about picturing your alluded to foreskin or member. While I enjoyed the poem let's not go back to that dark, disturbing place, Chuckles. Mark
weirdelf

weirdelf

18 years 9 months ago

oh Chuck

I wish at such tender age I had been eloquent enough to stop the knife. Can't imagine what it does to us. Have psycho-sexual profiles been done between the circumsized and the -un? then again, hygiene is easy. Thank you for speaking out against male mutilation. cheers, Jess