the kind a school nurse inspects with sheer childlike disbelief wondering if they are truly yours
and checks them out for cavities and stains and still finds none
and when you smile wide back at her
like a 3 year old toddler with the cutest smile
melting away any suspicions she held
she finally admits you have a perfect kind of milk teeth which she wishes would forever exists
but truth is, new love like the first set of teeth always fall out
making way for a more permanent kind of deep rooted existence
sometimes arriving painfully
like a molar tooth pushing through thick gums of differences
of different races,expectations,communication barriers
but love still makes it
and when love makes it we forget the pain
and we forget that love like a painful tooth makes you ache so much sometimes
you cant eat or sleep when you think about the pain it puts you through
even when you have done nothing wrong
and sometimes love like a fallen out tooth stays away for years
and you get used to the gap in your gums but when it comes back
you squeal in sheer delight
that your tooth finally showed up
you remember that teeth like love can bring you joy
when you take care of them accordingly
when you brush them gently and floss and gargle
and protect them from hot and cold things
like hot people who are cold hearted and can break your heart if you entertain them
and sometimes love like a set of dentures is not the original kind
its tailor made to fit but it will never be truly yours
but it still serves its purpose and you embrace what you have for now
and don't complain
because this set of teeth is like having a second chance at life
and you are willing to make right the mistakes that destroyed your former teeth by taking care of this set no matter how fake these set is
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