Harry's Circumcision - Reverie Gone Astray

Looking in the mirrorHarry didn't like what he sawThe cheeks of his mother, the eyes of his fatherAs each day crashed around himThe future stood revealedHe was turning into his parentsThe final disappointmentStepping out of the showerHarry stared at himselfHis hairline receding, the slight overbiteHe picked up the razor to begin his shaving and thought -- oh, I wish I was differentI wish I was strongerI wish I was thinnerI wish I didn't have this noseThese ears that stick out remind me of my fatherAnd I don't want to be reminded at allThe final disappointmentHarry looked in the mirror thinking of vincent van goghAnd with a quick swipe lopped off his noseAnd happy with that he made a slice where his chin wasHe'd always wanted a dimpleThe end of all illusionThen peering down straight between his legsHarry thought of the range of possibilitiesA new face, a new life, no memories of the pastAnd slit his throat from ear to earHarry woke up with a coughThe stitches made him winceA doctor smiled at him fromSomewhere across the roomSon, we saved your lifeBut you'll never look the sameAnd when he heard thatHarry had to laughAnd when he heard thatHarry had to laughAlthough it hurt harry had to laughThe final disappointment