"i'm overdue for a dream in which my teeth fall out" by nat raum

that's a euphemism—yes, i have cavities,
but it means i am bullet train, bound
for collision. i am jar of marbles broken
across a concrete floor. i am the rise
of the seas. what i lack in control i make up
for in firepower and i should not be given
an excuse to start shooting. i am landslide
tornado earthquake wildfire, ready to raise
hell, ask questions later. i put the disorder
in bpd and my nightmares like to remind me.
i close my eyes, see incisor pop softly out
of gumline. run tongue through bloody
mouth, lose teeth like i used to cut corn
off the cob. same time tomorrow night.

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nat raum called us from Baltimore, MD.

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