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Betwixt the actual-factual worries and fears,

There’s a quite silly one scuffing my brain.

What happens to my piercings?

How soon can I put them back in?

Will they seal up forever?

Is surgery the deciding factor between punk and grownup?

I know, right – who thinks like that when facing down the knife?

I’m constantly fending off those who laugh at my flinching needle phobia when they learn about my piercings. For someone so sensitive who gets light-headed at the thought of a shot, I sure do have a lo...