my tooth is drilled


   the vibration penetrates and
I realise I own a body


   for the first time in 28 years
someone stands in the mirror


   I am not there
the vibration penetrates and


   waves of iron wash me
my body was a car


   something I couldn’t drive
something to use until


   it broke and killed me
the vibration penetrates and


   I remember all that I
put in my body


   because it wasn’t me
you shove things in a car


   and try to forget them
going to the dentist is


   taking ownership
this is my car


   this is what I have to deal with
the drill cracks the car open


   inside is a girl
hiding in the corner


   of all parties
sipping alcohol


   wanting to leave
my tooth is drilled and


   the car becomes a weapon
turned against that girl


   becomes a club to


      beat us with
I want to talk with that girl


   but what do I do with the car
I want to dance with her


   but what do I do with my hips