isn't it crazy how time flew by
silent like the nights when I have nothing to do
by 2018, my orthodontist had retired
and the years of chastising were shut away
by the soft click of a closing door
in hindsight, my parents decided it was too early
in foresight, I envision dentures and decay
should death find my 27th wish underserving,
may the devil stay my idle hands
and the sound of my footsteps ring true