Ouch Poem by Stanley Cooper

Went to my dentist and…ouch!
Would Doc Tran live up to his pain-free vouch?
Ready to give up my ailing tooth
If Doc Tran would tell me the painful truth

Sat in his chair already succumbed
Expecting to be completely all numbed
Since Doc Tran’s an expert with Novocain
I puffed out my chest, fearless of pain

My bravado-just an Academy Award act
‘Cause I felt real scared, and that’s a true fact
I latched on to Nurse Rosie, a lovely young gal
Who painstakingly soothed my fading morale

Doc Tran smiled as he needled my gums
His smiles didn’t stop me from still feeling glum
I hoped with Nurse Rosie I wasn’t uncouth
As she disappeared faster than my old tooth

A few days have passed and still have some ache
The disappearance of Nurse Rosie, my foolish mistake
Didn’t know what I did, when so filled with dread
I should have latched on to Doc Tran instead