Growing Pains

By Sydney Fowler 

Do you remember losing your baby teeth?
With floss tied around bone,
yanked out of place.
Sharp pain then a dulling buzz
clouding over your thoughts.
Dental pliers latching on,
putting pressure in your drugged mouth
as a root pops out of place.
Something you can feel deeper in your skull.
Bleeding gums and a tongue wiggling
into a fresh opening in search of another ivory tooth
pushing through underneath.