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There is an old Chinese saying that goes like *'those who lie too much tend to lose teeth'* I have one ripped from the top and two snatched from the bottom, from my un-truths--half truths those new moon truths, with a crescent sliver of a lie--but lie none the less My mouth blossoms red and purple, veins and capillaries split-lit muscle malformed, bacteria nurtured in the hammock of my gum, all from those words I said to him. Things like 'I love you', so sweet and artificial that no amount of brushing, flossing, or gargling could prevent the plaque. O woe, I have the mouth of a ***** for appearance-- all in the name of appearance.
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Jul 8, 2010
Jul 8, 2010 at 11:01 AM UTC
Teeth
There is an old Chinese saying that goes like *'those who lie too much tend to lose teeth'* I have one ripped from the top and two snatched from the bottom, from my un-truths--half truths those new moon truths, with a crescent sliver of a lie--but lie none the less My mouth blossoms red and purple, veins and capillaries split-lit muscle malformed, bacteria nurtured in the hammock of my gum, all from those words I said to him. Things like 'I love you', so sweet and artificial that no amount of brushing, flossing, or gargling could prevent the plaque. O woe, I have the mouth of a ***** for appearance-- all in the name of appearance.
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Jul 8, 2010
Jul 8, 2010 at 11:01 AM UTC
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