Poems of the Week

Oreodontics

by Alex Steelsmith

Monday, March 6th is National Dentist’s Day,
as well as National Oreo Cookie Day.

Randomly-tandemly,
dentists and Oreos
sharing a day? There’s a
lot to unpack.

Those who allowed for this
simultaneity
might be deserving of
some kind of plaque.

Cavity-gravity,
National Dentist’s Day
raises awareness of
dental decay.

Still, though we strive to be
periodontally
conscious, the Oreo
caries the day.

Savory-flavory
fillings in Oreos
keep you addicted and
under their spell.

Later, your dentist might
unsympathetically
give you a fix with some
fillings as well.