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when a well-known ache
creeps into my jaw,
the time for self-surgery
is at hand. my right hand
steals into my mouth,
tests the offending tooth
with tender fingertips,
elicits a slight spark -
a start, but not enough.
more invasive action
is required. i am inspired
to fix two fleshy clamps
around the baleful bone
and pull with all my might.
i almost see The Light;
electric tongues fork
inside my fevered brain.
ye gods, the pain! but now
pain is my pulsing battery.
one last terrible tug
and i have it, to the root.
it will grow back, i know -
it always does. even so,
this sullen ivory prize
will sit on my sink, until
i must next spit blood.
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