toothache //
i have a sweet tooth
i put too much sugar in my coffee
i don't like it bitter
my tea is the same way
but i can't eat the frosting off of cupcakes
and soda before bed leaves a film in my mouth
i can feel my gums rotting sometimes
everything is too sweet
bubblegum pink
to black licorice
my teeth are falling out
i tried giving them to the tooth fairy
she didn't want them
they crumbled to dust
once they hit the bottom of my pillow
she also told me
i was too old for that
i told her she was too sweet
you told me things once
i thought about them (and you)
and decided they were just
chocolate chips
semi-sweet
a sharp aftertaste consuming my tongue
i feel it swell
i can tell how sweet you are
so sweet that i feel my whole body
filled with a sugar rush
my cheeks red as sugarplums
my tongue pops
blood drips down my chin
i wipe it off
hoping we are still okay
the blood is sweet
maybe i am thinking wrong
but i still have a sweet tooth
it hurts
a pounding in my jaw
i take a pliers
it hurts
grip the tooth
i slide it from its pocket
it hurts
the empty socket stings
i think i have a toothache
though i have no teeth left
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