Dribble

As I sit here I feel the numbness under my right ear.  I*m told it should all wear off in the early afternoon.  I am sort of drinking coffee from a mug I rarely use.  I am dribbling.  The mug says Thank you for not being perky.  Thank you, I tell the mug, thank you... it is great to be honored in my non-perkiness.

Back from the dentist

My upper jaw is numb

Through my right nostril

And slightly

Under my right eye.

You will be able to eat

The dentist said.

Sitting here I think

You didn*t tell me

Drinking coffee

Would be such a challenge.

Sitting here

I dribble.

And I write

Numb of jaw.

I push my husband

To reschedule

His dental appointment.

My honorable aim

Is to promote his self-care.

Secretly,

Or maybe not

So secretly,

As I dribble,

I really seek

Company.