surgery

had a revelation yesterday

after 20 years a s a dentist

after a hundred implants

a thousand extractions

and the spilled blood

of many people

I like surgery

the fine art

of building inside

underneath 

hidden

by pink gum

the scalpel can be your friend

wield it 

carefully

slowly

precisely

presciently

dont whatever you do rush

and then underneath

you can remove that root

build that bone

place that implant

change that shape

and when you are done

methodically

neatly

securely

and without a hint of 

tension

sew it all up.

magically

after a week or two

out come the sutures

and its as if it 

had never happened

except it did

and there's at least two of you who remember.

as one of my mentors told me

the body heals despite what we do to it.

but good surgery 

helps.