TOOTHACHE • by kc heath

Sign consent

                      Inject Novocain

Sharp prick

Another.

Cutting pressure

                      Pull

Oww!

                      More Novocain

          Wait

                      Pull hard

                      With two hands

          Yank-crack!

Tremble.


kc heath is an author & reviewer of speculative fiction, whose novel REINS OF TIME, published by Wild Child Press, is due for release within the next couple of months.


Posted on January 26, 2009 in Poems
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9 Responses to “TOOTHACHE • by kc heath”


  1. Robin Herrnfeld Says:
    January 26th, 2009 at 2:24 am

    Ouch! Great illustration of a trip to the dentist!

  2. Gray Says:
    January 26th, 2009 at 6:07 am

    …which reminds me !!

    Nice poem

  3. Roberta SchulbergGoro Says:
    January 26th, 2009 at 7:02 am

    Shouldn’t tremble be spaced out and run across the bottom? Just asking.

  4. Oonah V Joslin Says:
    January 26th, 2009 at 7:11 am

    Quake :(

  5. dj barber Says:
    January 26th, 2009 at 9:17 am

    That’s why we stick to whisky…

    -dj

  6. Joan Says:
    January 26th, 2009 at 2:04 pm

    This made me shudder! I like the short lines and the clever spacing!

  7. D.C. Porder Says:
    January 26th, 2009 at 10:05 pm

    Solid ending. I like how you told the whole story in just 22 words.

  8. kcheath Says:
    January 27th, 2009 at 2:49 pm

    OOo, yes, I like the idea of running t r e m b l e spaced out! great idea, thanks! :)

    Thank you all for your comments–much appreciated!

  9. Joseph D. Di Lela Says:
    May 24th, 2009 at 10:03 pm

    Great poem . . . reminds me of a visit to the dentist that cost me more (in emotional turmoil than physical pain) than a pulled tooth.

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