He says âI donât get it, why are you still a virgin at 24?â
He says âI donât believe you, Iâve seen you walk, virgins donât walk like thatâ
He says, âThat ainât natural, people are supposed to fuck.â
He asks âWhy though? No offence though.â
I ask âWhen was your first time?â
He says âI was 12â
He says âI know what youâre thinking, thatâs too young.â
I look at his knuckles, he has two good hands.
He says âShe was older than me.â
I ask âHow old?â
And he says âItâs better that the girl is older, thatâs how I learnt all things I knowâ
He licks his lips.
I ask again âHow old?â
He says âI could use one finger to make you sobâ
I think of my brother in prison and I canât remember his face.
I ask again âHow old?â
He says âBoys become men in the laps of women, you know?â
I think of my mothers faced lined with her bad choices in men.
He says âIf you were mine you wouldnât get away with this shit, Iâd eat you for hours, Iâd gut you like fruit.â
I think of my cousins circumcision, how she feels like a mermaid, not human from the waist down.
He says âIâd look after you, you know?â
I laugh, I ask for the last time âHow old?â
He says â34.â
He says âShe was beautiful though and I know what youâre thinking but itâs not like that, Iâm a man, Iâm a man, Iâm a man. No one could ever hurt meâ.
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