This tooth fairy tale isn’t soft
or sweet.
It is salty
with a girl’s blood, sharpened
by a choker made of her teeth.
To belong,
in this fairy tale, a girl must give up
her bite and her Self
(in exchange for fairy wings).
Some say, “But
isn’t it worth it? It’s just
a little blood and teeth.”
I
think, No, it isn’t just
that.
“Is that all there is?”, by Shelle Kennedy
In my head, her expression mirrors that of the speaker thinking
the last line.
- inspired by this Magical Mystical Teacher’s poem: “fingers framed by light / clutching an old rosary / carved
of human bone”. I kept wondering about the bones that made the rosary. Were
they finger bones? Maybe toe bones? My beloved muse decided they were tooth
fairy teeth. And who am I to argue? *cough… cough* .
- for Poets and Storytellers United (Weekly Scribblings #42: About Those Bones…).
Your Muse is very knowing! And your last line makes me very speculative.
ReplyDeleteDon't tell her that! I already have a hard enough time trying to shut her up and decrease the size of her head.
DeleteJust kidding. 😁
DeleteTooth fairy teeth... how interesting. I did wonder what the tooth fairy wanted teeth for. I can only imagine how much more than teeth and blood the cost is.
ReplyDeleteI, too, have wondered why the tooth fairy collects teeth. I mean, what does she make with them. And more important, where those she keep them--she has so many!
DeleteBite or Flight? No there is a quandary .... would I give up my snap and snarl for pretty wings? Perhaps not :D *chomp chomp* cws
ReplyDelete*chomp, chomp... crack!*
DeleteThis is so wonderfully creepy, Magaly, and ‘salty / with a girl’s blood’. The choker made of teeth made me grab my neck! But fairy wings are so tempting.
ReplyDeleteFairy wings do sound tempting. And who knows, maybe the wings come accessorized with a magic wand. A wand that could restore teeth--so a girl can have her wings and chew her food,too.
DeleteAny trade that involves giving up the Self is a bad one. Beware the sly talking creatures that try to convince you its a bargain.
ReplyDeleteCouldn't agree more.
DeleteNice work, MG. I've got a couple of Tooth Fairy poems I ought to share sometime. Well done!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ron..
DeleteToo high a price!
ReplyDeleteIndeed.
DeleteThis bit a little deeper as I was reading Know My Name this week. Teeth and voice are a steep exchange rate.
ReplyDeleteI must check out "Know My Name".
DeleteNice opening line full of the flavour of life
ReplyDeleteHappy Wednesday
Thanks for dropping by to read mine
Much❤love
Thank you, Gillena.
DeleteNah. Fair wings would be uncomfortable anyway.
ReplyDeleteVery likely. 😁
DeleteBecoming a fairy as a career choice clearly has its ups and downs especially as she is now able to fly. I know now why fairies smile but rarely open their mouths.
ReplyDeleteThe things we learn...
DeleteTooth fairies collect teeth to fashion them into weapons for the cobold wars.
ReplyDeleteRAWR!!!
DeleteI think no,, definitely noi.
ReplyDeleteAgree.
DeleteNever ever will I give up my bite and I hope my teeth. Your twisty take on the challenge is magnificent.
ReplyDeleteI'm right there with you, Helen. And thank you.
DeleteThe bloodthirsty fairy always wants more!
ReplyDeleteI knew it!
DeleteWhat does the tooth fairy do with the teeth?
ReplyDeleteLittle girls and boys willingly traded.
What did they think she might do with their teeth?
I think of a jar up on a high shelf.
I've had dreams like this, have you? Not necessarily a tooth, another body part or a dog or cat or a toy. "Why" was the question that wakes me. Especially the tooth, it's a part of me.
Really a good write. Magaly, a great idea for a hard writing task.
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Thank you, Jim. Very interesting questions and thoughts.
DeleteLike that ending! Im too old to give up anything as precious as teeth.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sarah.
Delete... to belong to the fairytale The price we pay - never thought of that! Very intriguing
ReplyDeleteThank you, Margaret.
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