teeth

when you yawn

deep

into your teeth

didnt think

you could stretch

that smile anymore

huh

yeah you can reach into those roots

down through those mortal mortar molar bowls

theres tendrils

down below

and you can pull on them

with nimble mind fingers

with the connections between parts of you

that you forget make up

all of you

together 

wound round down bound 

bow

to that ceaseless loop

that irreverent collection

of sacred connection 

not a drill baby drill

but a reach deep baby

reach deep

you can pull on the roots of those molars

with mouth closed 

pretend there is a cool cold marble in there

and then it appears

between your fingers

linked over another 

on your lap and you yawn from your fingers and your spine bows

forward reaching strings pulled up at your shoulders and wings

sprout of threads and 

your teeth get relief 

underneath