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brace for it~

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metal lining enamel, the sides of your mouth bleed
the face in the mirror is captured, your jawline
a work in progress, silver over white that’s tinged yellow
like a blonde pearl, oh the revolution of dentistry

you hate the face in the mirror staring back at you,
smile aligned with metal covering them, holding them.
apples, bubblegum and things you can’t eat
sit at the dinner table, pondering their existence

oh, i’ve been there before. your voice
edges and curves, your gums feel sore,
the dentist’s office becomes a second home
and you close your eyes, pretend you can’t hear the drilling;
pretend this is happening to someone else

and the saddest part is when you think about it
there’s never a heroine with metal teeth, and
all your favourite fictional characters have flawless smiles,
none of the older ones have dentures, you shouldn’t care so much
but the world means nothing if it doesn’t hurt

not that that means much, anyway. i mean
the world means nothing in this barbed wire
cutthroat extraction of mouthwash existence,
my retainers yodel and keep me awake at night
while my teeth whisper, let go. some days
i smile a metallic smile and think about
how nobody can kiss me now. the smile goes bitter
when i remember that nobody wants to kiss me anyway.
written on 14th August, 2016.  I had braces back in..8th? 9th? grade and I remember being really upset over it at first because "fictional heroes don't have braces"or something like that. 
© a-girl-named-divine.
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my retainers yodel and keep me awake at night

FUCK I FORGOT I HAVE TO WEAR THOSE SHITS ALL NIGHT EVERY NIGHT