Saturday, 20 March 2021

pulling

 pulling 


when words are

pulled like teeth

a denture smiling at

the silly similes you spit out

bloody clots congealed and rinsed away 

drwoolling anaesthetic 

mumbling platitudes

as the pullers clatter on the tray 

and the nurse turns away

look in the mirror

is this really old age

when the sparkle in your eyes

defies it

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