Teeth Poems - Poems about Teeth

In my youth girls would sigh, your teeth are so bright Now, like the stars, they come out at night Once cavalier narcissistic I have grown much more realistic As a witty old genius, I'm an eternal delight...

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“Why is it called a toothbrush?” (he asked rhetorically) as I use it to brush more than one it makes no sense to me surely 'teethbrush' would be correct for dental care and gums so from now on that's what I'll use to remove food residue between my teeth while I still have some ...

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She smiled like sin in silk— slow, sweet, and sharp beneath. He kissed her anyway. Called it love. She called it strategy....

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In my heart, a reliquary, gather teeth that do not belong to me, but are those of voices I swallowed out of politeness, unwillingly, they echo in silence like relics of a gentler, forgotten violence, and I polish them with guilt until they shine like silent confessions. I tell myself there is beauty in this digestion of thoughts and...

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we had a cat named Fluffy who always acted arrogant and stuffy one day it was said she was found dead those tooth marks aren’t mine dear Sophy ...

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my pup is growing milk teeth found in his blanket his new bite will hurt ...

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With Medicaid I got my dentures so bright To pursue each and every culinary delight Now with swagger I sway But DOGE takes them away Guess it's yogurt for dinner again tonight...

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All these dark and secret places only I have known and explored. The hidden other-world of lips and teeth and tongue. Mine alone for these many years. The tastes, both bitter and sweet. The feel of my mouth, the sensitive swollen softness of my bottom lip between a gentle bite. I scrape it along my...

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When the purple turtle visits the supermarket the heels are worn in two. Heaviness and heaving are one and the same. The exact trajectory of a star is never the same as reducing a pile of eggs to a penny and the wisdom of a wise willing charlatan is never to be trusted when dressed up...

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There is a monster inside me, with sharp teeth and claws, Gnawing at the walls of my skull, scratching deeply down my mute throat, It thrusts its hands deep between my ribs, searching for nonexistent words, I sit before the blank page, a cold slab that mocks me, A morgue drawer for all the things I cannot say. I bleed...

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They’re there somewhere Lost in the carpet, or on my bed If only, they ended up Under my pillow instead With the inability to crunch anymore We’re all gummy now Humming the song Where only the lonely Understands us There is a perfect harmony When we perform together Purring for these fallen heroes Who...

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unforgiving cold with crocodile-like bite force ~ can't shake off it's grip ...

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Freedom isn’t a delicate flower; It’s the fist that goes through the ground, the teeth that grind at the chains, the howl of a wind that won’t ask for permission. I refuse to bow to the crumbs of tomorrow, I won’t let my bones sink into decay, a shell waiting to grow scraps. I’ll carve out freedom from this stubborn rock— bloody-knuckled and relentless. Do not...

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I heard the tooth fairy lost her teeth. Thief stole every last one, and her wand. She can’t wave away the loss. Senseless, of course. Sore kids won’t let it go - their tooth. They’ve moved to Neverland to escape the crooked, but Cook has a secret treasure with a wand for a key. Now Peter found the old Captain’s stash, bagged it,...

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The toothaches do not last But, the memories, they do, Once Halloween had passed And my childhood, too ... But, the memories, they do Remain with me still ... And my childhood, too I am sure always will Remain with me still ... The magic and the fun, I am sure always will When all is said and done The magic and the fun Can so...

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