My White Teeth She Loved

My white teeth she loved,
when I met her in the college.

Four years we were married,
but she divorced me on the fifth,
when I lost two in accident.
She told me, “I can no longer
tolerate those gaps!
32 beautiful white teeth
brought me here- not you.”
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Vinson Avatar
January 3, 2017 at 9:57 PM
Ah Solomon, the nature of some relationships.... I predict she will have an "interesting" life.
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January 6, 2017 at 10:10 AM
Thanks a lot, Doug. Solomon
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