A ladder of five

At A Glance Author gerMANy Contact gerMANy@bme.anon Artist Bernhard Keller Studio Tatto und Piercing-Studio Hannover Location Hannover, Germany

Years and years I thought about getting pierced but never was really sure whether it would be the right thing to do. Wanting on the one hand brave enough to do on the other hand and having in mind that I work for the government on the third hand it was really difficult to decide in the right way.

After five years of thinking about and getting information in every possible way I decided to do it. Final question: which part of the body shall I get pierced? Not visible to others and something for beginners should it be. A hafada ring decided my girlfriend wold be the right one.

So I went to the studio and talked about with Bernhard who had sixteen years of experience in piercing. He told me how it will be done and answered all my (stupid) questions. I told I have sleep a night about it and will come back soon.

The next day my girlfriend and I met in a Café before going to the studio. Again and again she asked me whether I am sure to do it until I told her "I don't think a ring down there will look good. But two would look great."

So I went to Bernhard's studio to get it done. I laid down with my trousers pulled down and showed off my freshly shaved nuts. He marked the points where to go in and out my sack and asked whether the positioning would be o. k. His wife, an examined nurse, assissted him. While I saw her giving him the needle he was already through my sack. I didn't really feel the piercing itself. Once, twice, balls clamped on and I was done. Although I was a bit weak - a tribute to the lots of cigarettes I smoked before for calming down - I was happy seeing these nice little pieces of metal in my body.

The most uncomfortable moment while the piercing procedure was the moment he chilled the area with an ice spray. During the piercing and afterwards during the healing period there was no discomfort at all. I just liked the look and the rings really became a part of me. I love them during sex and the piercings made my sack much more sensitive. And there is that lovely clicking sound while walking around naked.

After about three months I thought my rings feel a little bit lonely. It was time to do it again. And so I went back to the studio and had my rings three and four placed down there. Again it was easy and safe and painless.

I began to think about the idea of a ladder. I saw a picture of Bernhard's genital piercings and he had a ladder of hafadas beginning at the penis and running around his nuts up to his guiche. In all there were thirty-five rings, about fifty genital piercing in all. I was fascinated by the look of it. But getting pierced isn't the cheapest thing in the world and I knew I have to do it step by step. I knew it would last long until I will be finished with my artwork not at last because I didn't want genital piercings only.

About a year and some piercings later (nipples, foreskin, tongue) it was time to get the fifth one done. That's what I have in my sack at the moment. Although it's a lot of metal for many people it's not enough for me. I know I will get pierced many times in the next months and years. But that does not mean I am not pleased with the look and feel of my body now. I love every ring I'm wearing but I like to love even a ring more. Or two... I am 28 years old now and can't believe that there will be a day I don't like my piercings anymore. And with every piercing I get love and sex is a little more exciting.

There are not many people around me knowing what I hide under my clothes. But some of them do know. And I really wonder how many like accept or even like it. I am not into SM or goth or something, not in any group which people have certain tendencies to piercing in general. To me it looks like piercing ­ even at private parts of the body ­ is more and more accepted in the society. Bernhard told me he can't believe there is any dentist's wife around in Hanover who hasn't her tongue or nave pierced. It's a slow process in the society but it works. I think there will be the day when every type of piercing is as well accepted as the usual set of earrings on women.

Feel free to email me. I really like to get in contact with other pierced people. As english is not my mother tongue I hope my english is good enough for you to understand what I wanted to tell you. Take care and if you get pierced let it be done by a professional.