He that sleeps feels not the tooth-ache
William Shakespeare
'Cymbeline' (1609-10) act 5, sc. 4, l. [176]
apparently, Mr. Shakespeare never needed a root canal!
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 easily get away,
When all is said and done
Let them eat candy this day
Can so easily get away ...
Once Halloween had passed,
Let them eat candy this day
The toothaches do not last.
His cheeks had bloomed up and over his chair
His mouth was extraordinarily large now, his face looked like a bear
Let me guess, toothache? I asked, recognizing the signs as my own.
His tongue was so swollen, he could not gasp, answer or phone.
I called up the dentist and made him an appointment for two.
I hate that place he said! What did you do?
It took a cancellation, and another couple of days
Before he finally gave up and waddled into the office of Doctor McVeys.
He had horror stories to tell, but I could not listen.
His teeth were black, hardly any of them gave a glisten.
That’s what happens I said, when you do not take care of your teeth.
He stuck his tongue out at me, my neighbor, angry old Keith.
The harsh pains of terrible toothache
No human nor humanoid can fake.
The "oh!" are real, the "Ah!" and "Jeesus!,"
Caries of the Bad Tooth for scissors!
Sufferer's cheeks feel the agony;
Puffed up in pursuit of harmony:
So also the eyes above: quite scared,
For the bad much the teeth have been dared.
Sympathizers say "Avoid sugar."
I, Hindhu, who can't shun our Yoga."
Now, cries seller of its drug "No...No,
Extraction quite wrong: more shall go!"
Men by no means licensed Dentists:
Are they handing out truths or their twists?
One thing is sure: Dentists don't like them
And long had learnt to call one problem
"If you're ready for quick extraction
The Dental service, no distraction."
I have a such bad toothache
So a dentist I must see
Booked for tomorrow morning
I now have overwhelming anxiety
I am petrified to go to the dentist
It completely fills me with fear
No doubt in the morning
My anxiety will bring me to tears
I know I’m a big baby
And it’s an irrational fear
But positive thinking isn’t working
The negative thoughts won’t disappear
I have taken medication to ease the pain
Though the all consuming anxiety is still there
Tonight, I REALLY hate teeth and dentists
I so don’t want to sit in that dentist chair…..
Santa had a toothache, but who could he tell?
Was there a current dentist living down in the dell?
Rudolph figured out something was wrong and asked him what.
I don’t like to complain, Santa said, but…..
I have a toothache, and it’s not going away.
Rudolph took him to a veterinarian dentist that very day.
I have never seen such little teeth, this vet dentist said.
But I can pull that problem right out of your head.
Santa said yes, and they packed his gum with ice.
Now he always confides in Rudolph, which is very nice.
Oh, so you never had one?
Bravo, you lucky devil you!
I surmise you're far from
A sweet tooth? Haha.
At it's worse, even Hercules
Is crying for his Mommy!
Bite Size Poem No. 22 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Line Gauthier
Date written: 10/02/2021
Nothing is worse than a toothache
Especially when the tooth is no longer there,
Having been extracted with great care
Six days ago, and I still feel the quake.
written September 19, 2021
I got an ache, I cannot tell a lie
This tooth ache kept me awake
For God sake, how I wish
This tooth will fall off and break
All my body does is crawl up and shake
This tooth ache is a headache
I feel like I am getting a migraine
All I think of is labor pain
This ache is sending me insane
My brain is under a lot of strain
I should of abstain but now I choose to complain
So I need to find something to blame
Give me a chance to think and explain
This pain is in humane
I cannot maintain or refrain as I am in a lot of pain
I feel so drain
Brushing my teeth feels as though it was all in vain
Once again, I should of abstain
I should of used my brain and refrain
From the sweet essence of the food chain.
A Pirate queen on the Dixie Queen
Had a toothache truly bad and mean
They docked for a day
In Pelican Bay
Sorry choppers now happy and clean
`Toothache
The festering morsel
Festooned in buccal cavity
Triumphant against the crown
A queen in pearly finery
Whose decaying beauty
Succumbs to the invader
In eroded submission
With slow intrusive action
Eating at her very core
Its acidic weapon easing on
Enough to cause a frown
Now the pearly queen is ruptured
Her hardtop broken
And weakness exposed
It has the advantage
Its neural quest within sight
And easier progress through softer matter
Begins to prompt a twinge
There’s no stopping now
The quest is nearly over
The goal in sight
The fallen queen bemoans her fate
Her ruined stronghold impaired
And neural center exposed
She wails as though in childbirth
The paroxysms of defeat
Its relentless assault
Has no reprieve
Woe is me, woe is me
This toothache will be the end of me
Why must my tooth treat me like this?
Did I treat her too poorly?
I've done all I can to maintain this relationship;
Save for here and there when I was a kid
Woe is me, woe is me
This toothache will be the end of me
I thought we shared something magical
We love the same treats; we even have the same tastes
But maybe the chocolate fudge ice cream with chocolate syrup wasn't so practical
She was always with me; even traveling with me to other states
Woe is me, woe is me
This toothache will be the end of me
I guess our companionship just wasn't meant to last
We aren't as inseparable as I had thought
Was it the lack of gifts, perhaps?
I never bought her anything but she never asked
This comes from the bottom of my lips: 'so long my dear, I'm afraid it's time to say goodbye..it's evident our friendship has a crack'
Tortures the nerve constantly
Ongoing severe painful throb
Only abstraction is the cure
This pain is worse than labor pain
Horrendous sharp electric shocks,
And advil is just a temporary fix
Can't sleep at all
Hurt all night long
Eating food is not an option
Alexis Y
08-19-16
* Author's- May not be writing for a while due to bad toothaches.
I wish that I had choked and died
On those chocolate candy bars.
I wish my mom had tanned my hide
About those tempting cookie jars.
I wish that I'd been tarred and feathered
For the dinners that I skipped
Because I preferred to gorge my taste
On Lays Potato Chips.
I'd like of course to quite forget
The delightful sweet 'life savers'
Which turned out to be unfortunately
A roll of nice teeth haters.
I wonder why my father
Didn't put a final stop
To the in-and-out of the refrigerator door
For another soda pop.
In truth, I would have received more mercy
From a family of alligators
Than the sticky, gooey caramel
Of flavored 'Now and Laters'.
The bantering I'll put aside
For I must now reflect
On the searing pain that's gripped me
Consuming tooth and jaw and neck.
I do agree the joke's on me
Now would someone please find
The 'painkillers'; the Orajel
Before I lose my mind.
RETA PRUITT
August 8, 2016
A little boy comes up to me
And said mister your tooth hurt
So I said yes just little
He had black hair wore an avengers shirt
His mother said leave the man alone
But he didn’t hear a word she say
He was the main attractions
Here In the dentist office today
He went by a Trinidadian lady
Who offered him a candy?
He shook his head nooooo
And said that give you cavity
Then he was back to me again
Mister you have very long hair
And he did not hear his mother
As she told him come over there
So mister if your tooth hurts
Will they give you a new one?
His mother said is he bothering you
I said oh no he’s just having fun
It’s silly how I end up here today
Guess I was too greedy last night
My stomach full but not my eyes
Just had to have another bite.
But who can blame a guy
For enjoying a well done steak
I know it was greedy of me
But I’m only human gimme a break
I know it’s not broken
But you may think it’s dumb
I think a bone from the steak
Might have hurt my gum
So now I am here for hours
Still in a lot of pain
But the time is going fast
As this boy has us entertained
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