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Scraps and Unused Ends #4: Tooth Troubles

 Since I usually put up my stuff that is... emotionally demanding, shall we say, I thought I might lighten it up a little this time with a short I wrote quite a few years ago after I got a tooth pulled.   This one is dedicated to my Mom, who has had some recent tooth troubles of her own.   ========================================================== Tooth Troubles             On Wednesday, the pain in my tooth became unbearable, so I had it pulled.   The dentist let me keep it.   I didn’t want to let it go-- this thing has been part of me.   When the numbness went away, I was so relieved that the pain was gone, I laughed out loud.               On Thursday, I awoke to find the tooth lying on my pillow, next to my head.   “How did you get there?” I asked the tooth.   I put it back in the little box that the dentist gave me, and thought about it no more.             On Friday, I awoke to find the tooth balanced on my nose.   I could only see it if I looked cross-eyed.               “What

Scraps and Unused Ends #4: Tooth Troubles

 Since I usually put up my stuff that is... emotionally demanding, shall we say, I thought I might lighten it up a little this time with a short I wrote quite a few years ago after I got a tooth pulled.   This one is dedicated to my Mom, who has had some recent tooth troubles of her own.   ========================================================== Tooth Troubles             On Wednesday, the pain in my tooth became unbearable, so I had it pulled.   The dentist let me keep it.   I didn’t want to let it go-- this thing has been part of me.   When the numbness went away, I was so relieved that the pain was gone, I laughed out loud.               On Thursday, I awoke to find the tooth lying on my pillow, next to my head.   “How did you get there?” I asked the tooth.   I put it back in the little box that the dentist gave me, and thought about it no more.             On Friday, I awoke to find the tooth balanced on my nose.   I could only see it if I looked