CAVITIES
CAVITIES
The best part
about being a dentist
is being able to put your whole hand
inside someone’s mouth
and just dig around for hours.
Over the years
I’ve been paw deep
in over three thousand people’s kissers-
men and women
drugged up and vulnerable,
laid out,
and staring into the light.
Have you ever done that before
put your hand in a stranger’s mouth?
Even once?