Back ache
Head ache
Tooth ache
Arthritis in my knee
Arthritis in my fingers
Arthritis in both ankles
My eyesight is going
A filling has fallen out of my back tooth
Age has changed me
Weird that I never thought it would
Now me and my knees know better
At Swiss Chalet
I ordered a meal
It was Chicken Pot Pie
With a side of fries
Sipping on water till I eat
Waiting for my meal
When the chicken pot pie came
i began to eat my french fries
Enjoying every bite I chewed
So while eating ..I heard a crunch
It was then I put my tongue
To that very spot-and found
To my surprise I felt a hole
That tooth had an empty hole
The tooth was cracked filling gone
My back tooth was broken
When I was eating my meal
I just ate my meal
Off to the dentist I went
I had to wait my turn
It did take awhile
To be reparied
Something put in..then a filling
My tooth got reparied
Now have a big bill to pay
While going through the candy aisle with the delectable smells,
I also stopped in the toothpaste area for some orajel,
my back tooth throbbing from having another cavity,
I didn't realize the extent of the problem or the gravity,
Seeing my dentist for my appointment the next day,
he examined my toothless mouth in the usual way,
explaining that my remaining tooth had to be extracted,
I sat there pondering about how the tooth got impacted,
Then my dentist warned me about eating too many sweets,
he said its why so many people come to him for relief,
saying just a little bit of sugar is alright now and then,
while I sat there thinking of my stash of milky ways and m&m's.
2-21-17
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