ABIGAIL—MANY POEM TYOES HAVE PROSE SXTUCK ON AT THE END….AND THE LAST LINE OF A LIMERICK CAN BE AS LONG AS NEEDED! YOU’RE DOING FINE! ❤
You were in my mouth when I was born
And you have stuck with
Me for decades
Through diets and binges
Through braces and retainers
Through pregnancies and nursing
Through it all, you anchored the
Most used joint in my body and allowed for
Retainers and braces to do their work
I always knew I could count on you
When chewing a tough
Bit of meat or candy
For the past year or so
The bone that anchored you
In place since you erupted
Has slowly died around you
Exposing root and nerve
You’ve caused some
Tremendous pain for several
Months now
And your eviction papers were served
An ignominious end, for you
And far less pain for me.
I’m sure I’ve violated just about every rule governing an ode but that’s my story and I’m sticking to it. I can hardly explain the relief when my dentist numbed my…
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