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Gone!
I knew I was having a bad day
when the Doc told me
they'd cut off my penis by mistake
one slip with the scalpel
was all it took!
They chucked it over there
by that line of bins
but nobody could remember
which one they threw it in
When I came round
the Doc told me the bins were all full up
so they'd been emptied a while ago
and worst of all
my health insurance expired last week
Feels sort of funny
when you cross your legs without your penis
I'd kinda got used to it
just falling to one side automatically
And when I want to urinate
there's nothing to shake afterwards
and I kind of miss that
reassuring hand time
Of course, there may be a few advantages
those really tight jeans I could never get into
will now be no problem at all
and I guess any potential elevating moments of embarrassment
are also a thing of the past
But you know what bothers me the most
is that since I was born
my whole sexuality has been defined
by a piece of flesh kept hidden most of the time
and so the rest of the planet wont even know
it's not there...
until I get home
and tell the wife.
when the Doc told me
they'd cut off my penis by mistake
one slip with the scalpel
was all it took!
They chucked it over there
by that line of bins
but nobody could remember
which one they threw it in
When I came round
the Doc told me the bins were all full up
so they'd been emptied a while ago
and worst of all
my health insurance expired last week
Feels sort of funny
when you cross your legs without your penis
I'd kinda got used to it
just falling to one side automatically
And when I want to urinate
there's nothing to shake afterwards
and I kind of miss that
reassuring hand time
Of course, there may be a few advantages
those really tight jeans I could never get into
will now be no problem at all
and I guess any potential elevating moments of embarrassment
are also a thing of the past
But you know what bothers me the most
is that since I was born
my whole sexuality has been defined
by a piece of flesh kept hidden most of the time
and so the rest of the planet wont even know
it's not there...
until I get home
and tell the wife.
Published 11th Dec 2009
| Edited 15th Jul 2012
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Anonymous
11th Dec 2009 3:09pm
Reminds me of a true story read about a German fellow who had a sex change and didn't tell his wife. I like this one. It's peculiar but meaningful in a way that, once again, I cannot define. I don't think I'd read it again because I'm quite squirmish and dislike reading about bodily functions. But that's more my problem than yours.
11th Dec 2009 3:14pm
Yes, it's an oddball Friday all right, Jack. I really don't know where this has come from - let's hope it's not any subconscious wish on my part. I prefer to smile about it than squirm.
11th Dec 2009 3:29pm
Not sure if that was meant to be entertaining or maybe it's just because I'm female but that put a smile on my face xD
"my whole sexuality
has been defined by
a piece of flesh that was kept hidden
most of the time"
I sense a serious undertone in this - the constrictions we feel placed upon us by society? For example the way that having a penis stops discrimination (in most countries) and gets you further in life than being female, even though it's not visible thus showing that even without one nobody will know - showing that men & women aren't that different?
Not sure if I grasped the entire meaning of this one; still a great read! :D
"my whole sexuality
has been defined by
a piece of flesh that was kept hidden
most of the time"
I sense a serious undertone in this - the constrictions we feel placed upon us by society? For example the way that having a penis stops discrimination (in most countries) and gets you further in life than being female, even though it's not visible thus showing that even without one nobody will know - showing that men & women aren't that different?
Not sure if I grasped the entire meaning of this one; still a great read! :D
11th Dec 2009 3:36pm
Yes, you are very perceptive as usual Arryn - there are two levels - and I favour the smile and push it to one side reaction myself. It will be very interesting to observe how male/female opinion divides itself on this one. Thanks again for great feedback.
12th Dec 2009 4:29am
i study sociology, so this gave me the same reaction as Arryn, that stanza did make me think about all the transexuals, androgynes and people who are afraid to confess their sexuality.
But there was some humor in this. Pretty dark humor though, considering it won't be a funny thing in reality. :P a nice read
But there was some humor in this. Pretty dark humor though, considering it won't be a funny thing in reality. :P a nice read
13th Dec 2009 8:54am
