They live on the edge of pain. They mark themselves in preparation. Cutting and piercing themselves over and over. They practice for this moment of initiation. The moment they are circumcised. The party kids wait for them. Wait in 4/4 time, their feet sliding back and forth: two steps sideways, four on the floor. Wait for the princes of the underground to arrive with their foreskins tied in a bow. Wait for them to fertilize the party. Wait for them to come of age.
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