i'll never have white teeth // 1.10.16.

i was just thinking about how i need to brush my teeth, and instead of doing that i wrote a poem. oops.

you painted on my tongue
i can hear your gentle voice
wrapped around my jarring words

i tried to brush you away
drowned myself in mouthwash
tied a noose with floss,
but

you will never leave me
my teeth will never be white

i am stained

i’ll never know 
the paintings i’d create
if i hadn’t kissed you first