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This story could contain potentially sensitive and/or triggering material, especially for victims of female genital mutilation. Please remember to check in with yourself as you read and to stop reading if it gets too overwhelming.
My cousins and I were circumcised on the same day.
I didn’t feel anything because I was under anesthesia.
But I remember lying on the bed with my legs spread wide.
My relatives came over to congratulate us.
I was very embarrassed.
Back then it didn’t matter much, because I didn’t understand anything,
But now, when I touch myself,
I never feel sexually satisfied.
I either feel unsatisfied,
Or I don’t feel anything.
Imagine being with your lover,
Someone you want to please,
And you cannot feel anything in the most sensitive part of your body.
Imagine never having orgasm when masturbating or having sex.
It feels like torture.
When I looked it up,
I found out it’s because I’m circumcised.
I’m not married by the way.