Karius And Bactus Poem by Ima Ryma

Karius and Bactus, we be
Tooth trolls that take up residence
In careless humans' teeth and we
Love making decay we dispense.
Of course the humans help us out,
Eating lots of sugar foods that
Give us the incentive no doubt
To live well in teeth habitat.
And all the better if we get
Very few visits from those two,
The brush and rinse, which just upset
All of the good work that we do.

We suffer the most dreadful fuss
When a dentist comes visit us.