the dentist gave me this bag
when i left her office today
i think she was really happy
that i didn’t cry.
i displayed it proudly.
—
“we do have a zeal for laughter in most situations, give or take a dentist.”
-joseph heller
how you smile when you first get your braces
—
after many years of delay
it was finally my time
to begin wearing
invisalign braces
4 months in and 14 to go
a little bit of slurring
a lot of brushing
going to the ortho office
sitting in the waiting room
surrounded by 13-year olds
we may have different things on our mind
but we have something in common as well.
—
“i’m not going to miss wearing the braces very much.”
-america ferrera
(not me, but a cute model displaying my level of trepidation about going to my dentist,
and me exactly, if i was a goat with braces, tiny horns, and yellowing teeth.)
—
i finally got the call i’d been fearing for months
my dentist was beginning to reschedule appointments
cancelled due to coivd
and i was on the list!
i showed up
with gritted teeth and edgy nerves
as every dental visit begins for me
as we went through all of the safety protocol
leading up to my virus-abbreviated visit
i realized there could be worse things
still didn’t relax
until it was over
but at least
i was healthy.
had a very kind dentist.
and had teeth.
and no braces.
and no horns.
—
“before I got into rock n’ roll, I was going to be a dentist.”
-gregg allman
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