Scary
i am young
when i learn of the ways
my mouth can splinter
and break
under the gloved
gentle
paw
of someone trusted
my teeth have been creaking
rickety and scared
for far too long
i would like for you to take a look
would you do that for me?
Eva Erhardt is a Florida-born, Georgia-raised writing student attending SCAD Atlanta. There, she is the Editor-in-Chief for The Connector newspaper, along with SCAN Magazine.