My Big Mouth
My exquisitely tiny dentist,
Dr Selina Chan,
can get both hands inside
my big mouth.
Working on a wisdom tooth,
she steps in,
lodging both tiny feet
on my numb tongue,
pressing down hard
on her pneumatic drill.
Her assistant is working
the concrete mixer.
They're pouring.
Much packing-down and
grinding-smooth ensues.
Now I'm taking a late lunch,
sipping coffee with the un-numbed
side of my mouth,
and lopsidedly chomping
a pastry strangely tasteless.
Max Richards
29 November 2006
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