things you learn from the dentist's chair

Joseph Pinto, the barflypoet

‘things you learn in the dentist’s chair’

so much gets stuck under the surface

you think you’re clean until something hits

just the wrong way

then you want to rip it out.

we go on about our daily lives

an accumulation beneath our noses

the smile never shows what is hidden

neither do we hear

what is held under tongue.

it is possible to feign a nap

but regardless the bright light

will roll the eyes and

we feel more naked with a messy mouth

than we do stripping.

saying see you in a few months

seems a bit too much

can’t we rinse the blood

wish good luck

take a bite from something else?

#barflypoet

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© Joseph A. Pinto

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