My mouth is dry
it tastes horrible and it is glued shut
i cannot stop yawning
and every time I do
my bleeding eyes lubricate themselves just a little bit more
My back is aching, all of it
the lower is sore
the middle keeps twitching
feels like a million mini mice clawing for cheese
my upper stings, pinches, burns
tangles of nerves twisting tissues and knotting muscles
I feel something in my throat,
something I hope to cough up soon
and my legs have just stopped moving
evolving beyond pain to complete shutdown
Everything hurts right now
and i feel each and every organ
throbbing in their own time
all out of rhythm
like a buzzing jazz quintet
5am
getting the last word in on the day
There is a hole being burroughed through the teeth in the
back of my mouth
and my head seems to always be cloudy, confused
It all feels like it is all falling apart
until i remember
the caterpillar’s body always dissolves
so that the body of a butterfly may grow
-af
(written on typewriter)
Ah yes, I know those awful feelings and sensations of being in a dentist chair for ANY kind of dental work. Filling sucks! I love your last two lines! Indeed!!
Thanks…Wasn’t quite about being at the dentist’s as it was in reference to life in general, but, poetry is all about interpretation, so, I LOVE YOUR COMMENT!!!!!
Ant, Thanks for helping me see a goal thru the aches – physical and emotional. Can’t wait to stop crawling and start flying. xxoo,p