For years drinking soda pop
In the chair of the dentist
My jaw has dropped
Jab or two in the gum
Let me say it straight
I screamed out of my bum
At the end of his task
My face in the mirror
Received a fresh mask
White from after-pain
The drugs subsided
I now have more brain
With new motto
I mean to shop
No more soda pop!
Fizz
On the loose feelings of sensitivity
Harbored in the belly until released
Butterfly transcended the caterpillar
Emerging beings of light
Seeping through the dark order
Time moves at a fairly swift speed
Energy for a new day assembled inside
Dreams and Sci-fi inhabit familiar space
Levitation the means from deep sleep
That which springs out from the dirt
Strong and buoyant no worry no shame
Rose petals full of vibrant color tones
Mystic in-formation
Signals flashing in my brain
What is this thing called pain
Very early morning musing
All my senses red of bruising
Slowly moving from the bed
Foggy thoughts in my head
Come on goodness let me heal
For this experience is surreal
This will also pass
Under the skin there is fatty layer
For all our trouble Iet’s make a prayer
So many memories locked in the cells
Healing our egos with translucent gels
Too many sunburns in my youth
The surgeon tells me – Is it the truth
Time wasted getting tanned on the beach
Skinned to the bone soft like a peach
Chills down my spine from the sterile bed
For anesthetic potions I am now glad
Soothing music from the stereo player
Cuts through the skin to the deeper layer
Sharp move of the little steel knife
Clenching my jaws holding for life
Released my fears into white pillow
Chopped piece of me weighed like a kilo
The leftover me
