My wisdom teeth are coming in
and, like everything else in my mouth,
they come up straight and perfect
they don't have to be removed.
The dentists say that it's a blessing
my boyfriend says it's  because I am an angel
and my snaggle-toothed family is just jealous
never even had braces.
That's me:
gifted.

I want to shove a scalpel into my mouth
and yank them the old fashioned way
be just a little more
like everyone else