it has been three weeks
wired shut
milkshakes
purees
blended thin and smooth
it is alright
really
I enjoy all the flavours
I have made wonderful puree soups
the fruit and yoghurt are to die for
but today
I went out on a limb
I craved... crunch
not carrot crunch
or apple crunch
but cheezie crunch
I don't like just any cheezie
it has to be crisp and without a hint of staleness
Eduardo likes sales
and the cheezies he buys on sale
are ALWAYS stale
but if you can believe it
today I went into the cupboard
and took down a bag
of his unopened truly cheese sticks
I squished a cheezie between my lips and my wired teeth
squashed it gently and sucked until I could taste that wonderful stale taste
the first two seconds were awesome
then the flavour was gone so I squashed a second one next to it
two more seconds of pleasure
then I couldn't blow air or suck juice
I was gooped
I looked in the mirror and had to laugh
I was good and gooped!
that is not a good thing when your mouth
is wired shut
I squirted the syringe
brushed my teeth
swished and swashed
all to no avail
I was gooped
an hour later
now I feel half clean
it will take all day
to make air pass through the spaces
in my teeth again
I'm still dreaming of cheezies
and pizza
and apple pie
and quishe
salad
an apple
a cheese and cracker
I think I will wait the three weeks though
the countdown is on for
crunch!
my favourite things
