Having Tea with Me

It has been a rough few days. Three days of dizziness, mood swings, and nightmares. I updated a few of my poems. "Love," "Over-encumbered," and "A Million Hearts." I also wrote this number over four months ago and edited it today.

Toothache

I can keep a poker face
While pain rushes through
My jaw like wildfire
My face will keep it hidden

This ability faltered
My tooth is broken
A crater, a canyon
The price of neglect

Reducing me to tears
My mouth sparks
Flames of misery
Like molten steel filling a mold

I'm chewing on magma
I'm swelling monstrously
Yet forgotten when I shed tears
Then returns when my defenses lower

I can keep a straight face
While intense pain engulfs
My jaw with wildfire
My face will keep it unknown
Of what hell I'm going through

Written by: Julianne Micheletti 01/01/2015
Edited: 05/21/2015