Robert Pettit Poet Rhyme

In the Dentist's Chair

I feel like I am just one step shy of despair
as I sit quite anxiously in this dentist's chair.
The dentist told me I would not feel any pain
after he shot my gums with novocaine.
There is the one thing I will never consider a thrill:
that will be when he starts using his drill.
My mouth is all numb now as I can't say a thing.
I have a tooth that will require a filling.
The reason why I have taken this action
is because I want to obviate an extraction.
I have gone through that ordeal before.
I can't afford to lose teeth anymore.
Nobody considers this procedure as fun.
Let's get everything over quickly and done.

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Jan Allison January 21, 2021 at 1:04 PM Your poem made me smile I dont like going to the dentist but i no longer have the fear I once had, I found a sympathetic dentist as I had to show my son I wasn't scared :-) hugs Jan xx

Francine Roberts August 26, 2020 at 2:38 PM yes one of my least favourite places to be as well, nicely penned

Sand Blown August 22, 2020 at 9:44 PM ...nice write...but, sometimes age doesn't care about teeth so much as what can still be eaten.......stan sand

Andrea Dietrich August 18, 2020 at 4:45 PM Love this one. Everyone can relate to it!

Jenna Logan July 13, 2020 at 3:11 PM Hello, Robert. My fear of dentists is awful, so I don't blame you for wanting to get it over with. The grinding sound of a drill frazzles my nerves.

Ilene Bauer July 13, 2020 at 2:25 PM so good to see a poem of yours here, robert! it's been a while! i think we can all relate to this one - i always dread going to the dentist. you've described your feelings about it very well...