Three Teeth

three incisor teeth burst through fresh flesh... opaque as pearls, strong as love, precious beautiful baby babbles assertively mesmerized by mishmash sounds that her astounding mouth can make prose poetry in its practice as canines erupt, she moans from the ache teeter-tottering restless to repress pain speedily advancing in substantial strength distracted by oblivious destructiveness a significant stepping stone approaches as a capable kindergarten adult she wiggles loose her first baby tooth receives a rich reward from a fantasy fairy more teeth disappear like pressed piano keys then return acutely out of tune braces displace awkward half grins an investment of finances and adolescence unstoppable with seducing sweets she sneaks cuddly candy under covers falling asleep with sugar plum dreams not counting a few costly cavities free-spirited, experimental teen meets Christina on the street samples compelling quartz crystal returns for seconds, as someone else disguised mesmerized by mishmash sounds that her astounding mouth can make speedily advancing in substantial strength she lucently levitates to a loftier place a magnificent mind babbles assertively sweeping the streets of pixie dust no need to eat or sleep like a firefly in heat, she dances frantically teeter-tottering restless to repress pain distracted by oblivious destructiveness she visualizes voices that vivify the way to the day's salacious survival guide prismic vision's shimmers no longer satisfy cotton candy granules' sweetness subsides coming down from kaleidoscopic clouds half-awake, she moans from the ache shrill shrieks portray poetry's unspoken pain death's drab projection is her heartless reflection hocking heirlooms to trade for a transient thrill a despondent inhabitant of tragedy creepy crawlers invade every inch of skin her thin figure balances a skull's shadow irretrievable, ill-treated teeth crumble like the city's plundered storefront windows filthy, for granted, forlorn, fast-fading ...three feeble canine teeth remain 10-8-2023