i am a runaway
i forgot to bring my toothbrush
i left my mother
because i had to leave my father
i left my sisters
because i had to leave my brothers
i don't use toothpaste because of fluoride
i deserted my sorrows,
so i could grow new ones
i let them plant seeds
became tumbling little weeds
i forgot to floss
but they were mine
and so were you
and you
and you
until you weren't
menthol makes me nauseous
i still curse your name when there is no one around
i can still taste your stale lies
rising like sewage
lodging between the cracks in my teeth
my jaw grinds in my sleep
some people claim halitosis is not a real condition
those people don't know what it's like
to be left alone,
with a belly full of acid,
tobacco on your tongue,
and a mouthful of anger
Aug 23, 2019
Aug 23, 2019 at 3:32 AM UTC
i am a runaway
i forgot to bring my toothbrush
i left my mother
because i had to leave my father
i left my sisters
because i had to leave my brothers
i don't use toothpaste because of fluoride
i deserted my sorrows,
so i could grow new ones
i let them plant seeds
became tumbling little weeds
i forgot to floss
but they were mine
and so were you
and you
and you
until you weren't
menthol makes me nauseous
i still curse your name when there is no one around
i can still taste your stale lies
rising like sewage
lodging between the cracks in my teeth
my jaw grinds in my sleep
some people claim halitosis is not a real condition
those people don't know what it's like
to be left alone,
with a belly full of acid,
tobacco on your tongue,
and a mouthful of anger
the memory of an ex-lover is like bad breath
