LPiA-24 Nov. 12

[Tiger the Lion]

Let's Pretend it's April - Nov. 12
Rules: Write a poem for LPiA on the topic or form described. Each poem should appear as a New Reply to this thread. The goal is to, at the end of the month, have written 30 poems for the month of November. (or one, or six, or fifteen) Prompts may be revisited at any time. All members are welcome.

Topic : Write a poem inspired by a trip to the dentist.
Form : Any
Line requirements: 8 or more

Feel free to reply with comments or kudos as you wish. 

Questions?

[carahmellow]

Just a fun, silly one to work my brain muscle a bit before bed.


“Have you been flossing?”
“Yes.”
The lie drips through poor dental hygiene,
thick like syrup,
falling with grace.
Worried eyes shadow your face,
through your teeth and down your chin.
The dark red truth
revealed again.

[CRNDLSM]

Oh the places I won't go
Naked in the freezing snow
In the pin of a hippo
To the arms of some bimbo
Where the demolitions blow 
Deep sea vessels far below
Waiting lines that move too slow
And all effects of domino

[brynmawr1]

When you're the dentist

It's an investigation
really
at times easily solved
when you walk
into the smell
permeating the room

or lift the lip
and see
grade four periodontal disease
throughout

teeth waving
in the proverbial breeze.

Sometimes a mystery
of scent-
an unpleasant odor

nestled within apparent health
the search championed
by the ardor of love.

Regardless,
the constant refrain-
"But how will he eat?"

My response-
Do you love your pet
or his teeth?

[dukealien]

A Check-Up


That carefully placed
television showing
home remodeling distracts
a bit.  And it is
a comfortable chair.
Enough to compensate
for the pretty young
dental hygienist
scraping hell out of
my teeth and gums
cooing pleasantly
as he leans far over
to reach something?
Not quite enough.

[carahmellow]

A Check-Up


That carefully placed
television showing
home remodeling distracts
a bit.  And it is
a comfortable chair.
Enough to compensate
for the pretty young
dental hygienist
scraping hell out of
my teeth and gums
cooing pleasantly
as he leans far over
to reach something?
Not quite enough.

So everyone watches home remodeling at the dentist... this is a universal experience? lol

[RiverNotch]

Two Things


Now that sex pests indiscreet
about their indiscretions seat
themselves in seats of power once

again, while those of my more gentle
sex embrace their less than gentle
selves, I recommend

two things. Traditions so abused
are far too well-entrenched
to be discarded: better to simply

recall their original use,
to fully abstain from sex,
to establish cohesion amongst yourselves

by restoring the cloister, to doubt blind love
over the course of courtship by solely
marrying out of duty, at last to pay

careful attention to what men say,
to how and when we say it, because we can't conceal
who we truly are

once we starve. But less profound,
and thus more practicable, my other proposal:
a mandatory pact

between the fields of gynaecology
and dentistry.

[dukealien]

So everyone watches home remodeling at the dentist... this is a universal experience? lol

It seems to be the default for dentists, the same way Duck Dynasty is for barber shops.