I have

been guilty

of kicking myself

so hard in the teeth

that each one of them waltzed

their way

into the cracks on the floor

I laughed at them,

my teeth.

how hard they were!

so firm, so constant

so…present.

so unlike you,

my teeth are.

I laughed at them.

how viciously

they could bite into

anything

without a moment’s hesitation

…

how they could bite into

anything

and leave it

bleeding and defiled.

…

so like you,

my teeth were.