i'll smile proudly
with my rotting teeth
they're shattering and crumbling
on the force of my "smile"
(you'll never know the difference
as my teeth disintegrate)
i'll smile with just my gums
and the pressure of my "smile"
causes my gums to bleed and squish
(you'll never know the difference
when my gums are gone and it's just jawbone
my jaw itself will break and collapse
and then you'll see the difference
you'll see the gaping hole
where my smile should be
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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...
