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Have You Ever Shaved
Your Chest?
I watch silently,
intently,
Absorbed by the
weirdness revealing itself to me,
Like the firm, tanned
brown chest that shows
After the thin black
hairs wipe away.
Does it hurt? Does it
sting?
Will the hair grow
back quicker than usual?
The blue and white
buzzer is small as a young child’s palm
But looks like a weed
eater and barks like a rottweiler.
But the hair on his
chest seems to slip away,
Like wiping warm
butter off a plate.
His face is calm,
peaceful, serene.
Is it soothing?
Therapeutic?— I like try?
I take the blue and
white baby buzzer,
Feel it vibrating in
my hand
And slowly place it
against my pale brown chest,
Over the rough pores
on my body, between my breasts, at the center of me.
The blade tickles me
and I smile, amused.
It trims my hair
easily, while I carve the letter J—
The trimmed hair is
still visible, just shorter than the rest.
I stare at the mirror
at the J on my chest— Why did I do that?
by Jonathan Lautaha
12th grade, Kahuku
High School
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