A long time ago in the spring of 2007, I went on a walk with my family and a few kids from the neighborhood one evening. I made a mistake that I regret. I

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A long time ago in the spring of 2007, I went on a walk with my family and a few kids from the neighborhood one evening. I made a mistake that I regret. I was 16 almost 17.
There was a birds nest in the wood trusses of an outdoor shack/ shelter along the walking trail. I climbed up to take a closer look and I knocked the nest to the ground killing the unhatched/ unborn chicks still in their eggs. It wasn’t my intention. I didn’t mean for that to happen. I should have left well enough alone.
The last thing I remember seeing before leaving was the mother bird perched up on the rafter looking down at the broken eggs and nest looking sad. I should have known better. I am sorry, forgive me.

New Confession

A little snip, a little trim
To make the birdie sleek and slim
Mommy’s hand, a steady guide
With nowhere left for skin to hide

Cut away the wild and stray
To make my birdie, the Mommy way
Now it’s neat, now it’s small
Obedient to her every call.

The skin is gone, the line is straight
A sharp mark of a chosen fate
No more hiding, no more fold
Just the story Mommy told

A the sting of pain, a little red
Until the birdie’s peace is spread
Now it waits, a quiet thing
To hear the bell of Mommy ring.

No more veil, no more screen
The birdie stands, forever clean
A polished pearl, a steady sight
Held forever in Mommy’s light

A brand of love, her mark of grace
In this quiet, curated space
Now he waits, forever true
Doing everything Mommy wants him to.

I believe Mommy will find this poem a most fitting acknowledgment of her ownership of the birdie and me. I am happy to publicly thank Mommy for having my bird cut, trimmed, snipped and clipped. Thank you Mommy for having me circumcised.

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if we are going to circumcise many of the boys in this country than it makes no sense to not perform a very similar and possibly less invasive surgery on girls where their prepuce is also cut a little for the same reasons.