Tooth Fairy
by King_Ruby
I am my own
person,
yet a reflection of my
grandmothers' teachings
passed down generations until
they finally generated a thought
in my mind. My mom told me
the tooth fairy was real.
Took a bite out of the truth
and coughed up a tooth.
Yet, I still woke up with money
under my pillow as if
I could make dentures out of quarters
and nickel and dime
what's real. I was told that ginger
heals everything,
add some lime and honey
For hives,
Robitussin will tussle with
any cold
and Vicks will evict
the sickness.
These are just things
I was taught
to survive. The older I got,
the more stern the
warnings came. “They'll kidnap you
if it's too dark at night” became,
"They'll make kids nap
to show their might.
Stay inside. I don't want you
to be new on the news.
You knew this was a bad
place. Don't hurt yourself again
because back on the island
bodies were surrounded by
bodies of water.
Now, bodies are surrounded by
bodies of blood.” My parents
tried to teach me
how to doggy paddle in
a pool of innocence,
but dogs get put down
and buried
in front lawns. They tried to still
the rushing of information
but I still never learned
how to doggy paddle.
Drowning in an ocean
of information that I
received like sand unsure of the
rushing seas.
“Drive safe.
They're looking to pull you over for no
reason.
Pepper spray you if it's the wrong
season. Allowance used to be given
once a week. Now allowance
is given once
a life for breaking the law.”
My dad used to
teach me to shoot
into baskets.
The news shows how to shoot
into caskets. Regardless, I must
remember to never forget
that God loves me and
He's watching me. Making
my every step. The Bible
is a shield
on this journey. And as I
mature in Christ and
follow His teachings,
I realize it takes
some growing up to see
the tooth fairy isn't real.
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