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Poetry | June 2018

Driveway Chat about Baby Penises

By Mary Ellen Talley

Upstairs and sleeping soundly
my neighbor says
his placid second child,
this time a son,
arrived two weeks ago,
today had foreskin clipped
by a doc who circumcises
at his office.

This techie dad
at his monster green recycling bin,
stuffs folded cardboard
from baby swing,
double stroller,
newborn diaper packaging,
says clinic cushioned seats
had been soft
and there was music wafting
at no more cost
than if the procedure had been done day one.
Doc chatted up stats on states that do
and don’t snip widely,
the whys: religion, Medicaid,
the status of the adult penis.

It strikes me when I walk inside
I do not know
the baby’s name and weight.

1 reply on “Driveway Chat about Baby Penises”

Susan Chase-Fostersays:
June 30, 2018 at 5:33 pm

Marvelous! Such an issue for some, eh? I love how you tackled it.

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