Waiting

The terrible waiting
for mother tooth fairy
will you remember?
I’ll toss and turn in my
bed all night
like a puppy full of worms
until my hair becomes
tangled
and filled with chewing gum,
the gum I was spanked
for leaving on my bedpost.

There is a brittle tooth waiting
under my pillow for you.

Charlene Ashley Taylor has a BA in English from the University of Louisville. She recently released her first self-published book of poetry and fiction titled escapism.

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