Cheryl Hoffman Poet Light Verse

Interrogation-Torture

His name was Brett,
and sitting me in his hot seat
I felt a little anxious,
as I writhed and wiggled,
wanting to escape,
all the while trying
not to hyperventilate...
He proceeded to interrogate me
with a bright light in my face,
asking me all kinds of questions,
for his case..
I knew he was going to use
some tools from his trade,
so I just sat there cool like,
trying not to be afraid,
Then he picked and prodded at me
and got me all ruffled,
and my answers would only come out
all slurred and muffled,
He then gave me 2 shots
which didn't help the interrogation,
because I just ended up being numb
to the situation,
But the intense drilling kept on
and I tried to keep cool,
I wouldn't break that easily
that was my golden rule,
Then he went so far as to squirt water
at my gaping face, 
and I quickly swallowed it up,
my mouth feeling like a  
cottonmouth snake,
Before I knew it
the interrogation and torture
session was done,
and even though it was agony,
and I felt like a zombie,
thought at least I survived
and like some victory I had won...
As I stood up wobbly, ready to go,
Brett turns and escorts me out the door,
and says in his southern drawl,
"Now that wasn't so bad,
you seem to have a 
high threshold for pain,
heres a new toothbrush
and I'll see you again!"

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Bo Vigoren May 17, 2016 at 9:18 PM That was beautiful. The beginning intrigued me, the suspense fatigued me, but in the end it was a masterpiece! Bo Vigoren December 5, 2016 at 9:33 PM Happy to reciprocate! Cheryl Hoffman May 18, 2016 at 7:27 AM Thanks so much Bo! Your funny rhyming comment made me laugh!:)

Walter T. Ashe May 4, 2016 at 9:16 PM This had me going!!:-) This is a really clever and imaginative write Cheryl! Really Good!!! Cheryl Hoffman May 5, 2016 at 9:07 AM Thanks so much Walter and fellow poet friend from the northeast! Always good to hear from you!:)

Vincent Flannery May 3, 2016 at 2:44 PM That was awesome! The writing was great and kept you riveted and the great rhymes. And then such a great ending. Great write Cheryl! That's a great one! Take care. Cheryl Hoffman May 3, 2016 at 7:06 PM Thanks so much Vincent, you are very kind! Going to the dentist is not my cup of tea, especially if I need a filling! Take care my fellow poet!:)

Joanna Daniel May 2, 2016 at 4:23 AM Loved the way you wrote it with a twist:) I agree that sessions with the dentist can be real painful. Cheryl Hoffman May 2, 2016 at 9:02 AM Thank you so much Jo, my first draft of this poem wasn't very good so I had to edit it. (In other words there was no twist to the first draft and you could tell I was talking about the dentist from the start!) Hope you have a good day fellow poet!:)