Under a ceiling-mounted screen,
nerve block applied,
drilling commences.
Every muscle’s tight despite my conscious
reminders to unclench—that I’m in
no real danger. Truly, though,
everything seems far from okay.
Above me, tropical fish nose crown-of-
thorns starfish on a bleached coral reef.
How is that supposed to be calming?
With thanks to Deadlines for Writers 12 Poems in 12 Months challenge for the prompt.
Photo from Pexels Free Photos.
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I was in the chair this summer and there was a TV in front of me. Nothing but news and Trump. I’d gladly take a starfish and coral reef!
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Yes, it was better than the usual ads for netflix for sure. Still, our famous Great Barrier Reef here, world heritage listed, long beleagured by the predatory crown of thorns starfish, is in its death throes now from ocean acidfication and bleaching…yes, climate change. We’re understandably sensitive about this issue
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Ken and Catherine, your dentist’s offices are way more entertaining than mine!
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Mind you Nolcha, my view was almost completely obscured by hands, heads, lights, cords, tubes and other equipment
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Sounds very dentisty…..
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Too much so
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Some of the rooms have beautiful picture windows out onto a creek with native plantings, and if on this side we always see a water dragon or two (kind of large lizard with attitude)
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They should just project a forest onto all the walls of the room, I mean why not??
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The projector beam might shine in people’s eyes? But sounds very lovely
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