teeth

it's the little things

always overshadowed

buried beneath

the muck and mire

of the tongue's desires...

they do the dirty work

by making bigger things smaller

so that we can manage them

to make sure we don't lose

the advantage when

we bite off more than we can chew...

shame

we only understand them when they hurt

when they hit that certain nerve

puts a curve

in your life

when small things

become a big problem

makes you think twice...

about taking care of those little things