1I've been grinding my teeth
in my sleep
clenching them tight
while awake
The constant pressure
in my jaw is
causing an insufferable headache
Some I whittle to nubs
others I just crack and break
And I used to have such
a pretty smile –
even though it was
nearly always fake
Now I grin with jagged
shards of bone
greeted with bleeding
gums when I wake
They can numb the pain
with novocaine
but I still don't know
how much more I can take