The Dentist

I neglected my teeth
for a decade
and a half

a result of fear

and a deliberate

willfulness

in returning 

I find it

if not convenient

or exactly pleasant

manageable

even if there is lots to do

lots of problems to rectify

the Doc kindly, calmly

laid out a plan

and all I have to do

is follow it

and in doing so

there is satisfaction

there is progress

there is health.