What Lies Under The Gums

My blue eyes

Pretty blue eyes

I've seen much, I've seen so little

Echoing in my chest cavity

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The curtains pulled down,

The lips are corroded along with tongue

We will never let what lies under the gums out

Never fold my teeth

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I can see the children dancing

I can hear the children laughing

Hula hoops and mortar shells,

What was more common to dodge to them?

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The curtains pulled down

My jaw eroding along with my muscle

Never shed any of what lies under the gums

Teeth must stand tall and proper

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My ears still ringing

Everyday they slowly fade away

Along with my kin asking,

if I may shed what lies under the gums

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