something that won't come out of my mouth

MATTHEW SAVOCA

something that won't come out of my mouth



are my teeth



although i haven't tried pliers or knives,



just pulling with my fingers



and i didn't actually pull,



i just kind of touched my teeth



gently with one finger



and then exhaled slowly



something that won't come out of my mouth



is your mouth



something that won't come out of my mouth



is a hairdryer



what the fuck?



something that won't come of my mouth



ARE MY TEETH



although i haven't tried very hard



something that won't come out of my mouth



are your teeth, or tongue; oh, i'm so sorry



something that won't come out of my mouth



is an apology



(oh there it is, that's what we wanted)



something that won't come out of my mouth



is a moth



unless one flies into my mouth



and i don't swallow it



and then it flies back out



past my teeth



if they're still there



something that won't come out of my mouth



is a motherfucking moth



because i will never again open it



near a florescent light



when it's dark



something that won't come out of my mouth



is the darkness



it is always in there



being useless and black



something that won't come out of my mouth



is a racist comment



or what you just said:



that maybe the only thing you can do in life is have three babies



something that won't come out of my mouth



is no, or yes;



i just won't say anything



and hope that the sentence goes away, out of the air, and



something that won't come out of my mouth



is air, or my teeth