tongue traces teeth

pushing
pushing
pushing

is it moving?
it's moving!

wiggle wiggle
oh my God it's
MOVING

reach up
fingers touch the tooth
anxious like a child
with their first
loose tooth

teeth
teeth
teeth
teeth
nightmares:

gaps and spaces
sinks full of
blood
and
TEETH

push them back in!
--fall out again--
push them back in!
--blood on your fingers--

brushbrushbrushbrush
flossflossflossfloss

is it moving?
is it moving?

brush
floss
brush
floss
brush
floss
brush
floss

is it moving?
it can't be moving!

if pushed too hard,
could that make them
fall out?

gums sore
from over flossing
gums not growing
from toothbrush
abrasions

teeth,
not quite
pearly white
holding tight

teeth
teeth
teeth