i grit my teeth
feel the pain
of bone grinding against bone
it keeps me silent
it keeps me calm
but eventually my jaw will stiffen
and i won't be able to grit my teeth anymore
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BURN (Wattys2015?)
Poetry"Poetry...is thoughts that breathe and words that burn."--Thomas Gray "Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash." --Leonard Cohen Poems on the tough stuff in life. Poems on the crazy good stuff in li...