A Sweet Tooth

By luigi_pagano

Mon, 16 Nov 2015
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My dentist took a look at my wobbly tooth,
exhaled deeply and exclaimed, “Forsooth!
It has to come out, of that there’s no doubt,
but we’ll replace it as you can’t do without.”

I had truly thought that it was a real treat
to have been offered a hard boiled sweet;
in fact I believed that one wasn’t enough
but I did not realise that it would be tough.

I smacked my lips as the taste was delicious
yet its toughness didn’t make me suspicious.
The temptation at the time was hard to resist,
now I am at the mercy of a ruthless dentist.

© Luigi Pagano 2015

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Comments

Submitted by Bee on

Ouch! sad Hope it's not true. x

Bee

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Not recently Bee but it has happened in the past and it wasn't the fault of a hard boiled sweet but of a rogue hazelnut.

Luigi x

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

There's nothing worse than a ruthless dentist, they can put you off for life. 

A bit of a painful poem Luigi, but never the less cleverly written.

Jenny. xx

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Tell me about it , Jenny. Mind you my current dentist is not all that ruthless, if he can save the tooth he will do his utmost to patch it up and preserve it.
It may be a painful poem but I didn't feel a thing while writing it! Thanks for sharing my suffering.

Luigi xx

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

An enjoyable composition. It was a one of those boiled sweets you crack to get the juicy interior that I remember … ! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Those are the ones that I remember too, Rhiannon. It took quite a bit of chewing before one could savour the juicy nectar, I recall.

Luigi x