Your mom’s teeth fell out again
One at a time on the keyboard
playing Chopsticks or Chopin
That part is a little foggy still
You show up, somehow my fault
Offer my mouth bones to
compensate for a backbone
Wake, teeth gummy, exhausted
Zackerie Fairfax’s work has appeared in FLARE, Yellow Mama, The Bloomin' Onion, The Gorko Gazette, The Haikuist, and Gonzoid.