Too Obvious to Hide

Senryu about a False Tooth on a Retainer

By S. C. AlmanzarPublished 7 months ago • 1 min read

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Missing a front tooth

Bit too hard on retainer

Tooth falls out at lunch

surreal poetry

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S. C. Almanzar

I am a graduate student studying anthropology and have been writing creatively for almost 20 years. I love new takes on alternative history, especially when there are fantasy or supernatural elements included.

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Dharrsheena Raja Segarran7 months ago
Oops, lol! That's super awkward! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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