The hurt is in grinding teeth
or biting the inside of your cheek.
A faint metallic taste,
wash it out with toothpaste.
Stop tearing up your bottom lip,
Apply vaseline and Chapstick.
picking at tough skin,
let it scab over,
do it again.
How often it hides away,
Keeping yourself busy during the day.
There are things to do,
things to carry.
hands are full,
calloused, worn, and wary.
Apr 9
Apr 9, 2026 at 7:04 PM UTC
The hurt is in grinding teeth
or biting the inside of your cheek.
A faint metallic taste,
wash it out with toothpaste.
Stop tearing up your bottom lip,
Apply vaseline and Chapstick.
picking at tough skin,
let it scab over,
do it again.
How often it hides away,
Keeping yourself busy during the day.
There are things to do,
things to carry.
hands are full,
calloused, worn, and wary.
