Shaving at puberty
Mirroring my father
No idea that I would hate
Taking a razor to my face
As an adult
Growth spurt immobilized
Shoe size of nine and half
Stopped me from stomping
Ground
Height frozen at five feet eleven
Prevented the magic six feet
Towering over the monsters
Embarrassed by constant hardness
Plastered to the school desk chair
Until I returned to semi-erect
A stunted teenager
Never proud to be a sissy
Until now
Have I told you lately that I love you?
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