“Canine” by Nathan Blan
nly three teeth remaining / what can be
done / sooner or later / even those three / will be gone / broken into fragments
/ some of which / will be swallowed / / this very hour / a new loss discovered /
by my tongue / the serrated remains / of my former fourth tooth / a jagged blade
rooted / into my jawbone / my tongue scraped / against it / as I sang to myself
/ while mending / the right knee / of my Sunday / trousers ...READ MORE