Teeth | J.D. Olenslager

The Tooth

My dad tied my first loose tooth
to the bathroom doorknob
with floss and asked me
if I was ready.
His hand rested on the door's
edge. My six-year-old eyes
watched uneasilly. He smiled,
swung the door shut,
and my incisor popped out
at the root and swayed
on the doorknob by a string.