The Dentist's Chair

The Dentist's Chair Staring up into the light Your mouth and body Frozen in unison While your mind dreams of escape The inane radio DJ Is drowned out As the drill's Terror-inducing shrill Sends shivers down your spine Second seem like years As you struggle for breath With fingers and metal contraptions Intruding like death Is this what purgatory is like? Pushing yourself Towards the light Away from what seems Like eternal hell When the reaper Sinks his teeth into me What awaits When the waiting-room doors Finally swing open?