untoothsomegrin
i carry a little tooth in a bag and it
ain’t cute only 200 bucks! said my
dentist as he handed it to me while
in his mind’s eye dreams of the good don julio danced
it is small+jagged with fauxpinkgums attached
take it on vacation! said dentist blared and
through my benzostupor also prolonged chatter
re: elton john for 3 hrs upside down
his hands with knife poised above me like
the butcher of bathurst manor but u know
i shouldn’t complain one of my bros carried
a bag of a different kind
eviscerated and chemical
he wore black gloves
to his grave
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Some people find they can lead an almost normal life during chemotherapy.
Just as long as they remember to wash their hands frequently after taking
their gloves off. (Canadian Cancer Society, 2019)
FALL 2019 ..here’s to gumming the worm..