stenchblossom

i have taken up the habit of doing my own dental work, brushing does not seem to do enough-even though i have the very stiff bristles, the kind that cut your gums. i find myself in the bathroom, head at a bizarre angle to get light in my mouth that won't be blocked out by my hands, drooling, scraping furiously at the back of my teeth with a pocket knife.
i have dreams in which my teeth fall out fairly commonly, or become very loose making it so i can't talk. it was after one such dream that i gave my teeth a close inspection, and found that after a number of dentist-free years i was in need of a cleanup. food and tobacco had done a number on my pearly whites, but now, with a bi-daily scraping they look fresh, and feel fucking great.
also i once did some research on what my tooth loss dreams mean, turns out i'm afraid of castration, which i feel is a pretty grounded fear.