It's not too 'poetic' but it's what I was thinking in my head and as much as some sanctimonious, impractical writers would pretend, I don't think in poems
Teeth pull the words back;
I've just bit my tongue!
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'teeth pull the words back', 'warm, calloused fact' - what do you mean this is not too 'poetic'? ! With imagery and metaphors at play this is a wonderful poem. S :)
nice poem miller, you can write better..