Wisdom Tooth Poem by Jaishree Nair

You had eagerly awaited me once,
I have been your bosom mate since,
The sweetest of the sweetest you had shared,
The spiciest of the spiciest we had savoured....

I had helped you tide over the bitterness,
I had helped you tide over the sourness
the cold numbness, the scalding burns...

The wisdom in me you realised not
The strength in me you wanted not
The tingling in my chatter you cared not

You had taken me for granted
nonchalant of my slow death
Though my constant reminder had pained you many a time!

The damage to my health had taken root
Now unable to stand firm
Broken to pieces, the insides worn out
End near, doctor confirmed...

Your callous attitude had me weeping then,
not a care for a second opinion,
handed me over to the assassin
To my plaintive cries of agony
A deaf ear you turned

And my corpse you threw away
Without a backward glance...! !
Sorrowfully yours
Wisdom Tooth