Poulson The Dentist Poem by Spock the Vegan

Poulson The Dentist

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T'was a dentist I knew
who caused me to fear
the proverbial chair
for many a year.

He had a talent
for giving you pain;
when you left his office
you said ‘never again.'

He had a long needle
that he poked thru your gum,
then squirted a fluid
that curled up your tongue!

With tongue out of the way
he fired up his tooth drill.
It started with a whine,
then became a high shrill.

You knew you had trouble,
and knew he was uncouth,
when you smelled the smoke
of the burning tooth.

Then he grabbed the pliers
that were in the hot steam,
and pulled out the tooth
before you could scream.

Poulson The Dentist
Thursday, December 29, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: dentist,pain
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
These are my memories of the dentist when I was a child.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Grace Diane Jessen 10 May 2020

Oh, yes, this brings back many memories, even after all those years. My dentist used the needle on me, but for some reason, my mouth was never deadened. You've done a great job with this poem.

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Grace Jessen 01 March 2017

I also have horrific memories of being in the dentist's chair as a child. You have pictured it well!

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Kim Barney 04 January 2017

Nice picture of you in the dentist chair. Dentists are so much better now than they used to be, at least the ones I have had to deal with.

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Spock The Vegan 05 January 2017

Fortunately, so.

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