Front Teeth

I didn’t see it before

but I look like you

I didn’t hear it before

but our laughs are the same

I used to have long front teeth

I chipped one, insurance covered the repair

I looked in the mirror and out came a tear

both filed down to normal size. 

“I thought you would like it, a free extra,” he said. “You’ll get used to it and like it better than before. It’s just a shock now."

But those were my long teeth

the same ones in your mouth

I washed you brush every morning

Spit into the sink and tell me “don’t drink coffee or smoke cigarettes. Keep yours white.”

But you were still perfect.