look at that

she was from jersey
and the first thing she
showed you
was a molar
in back of
her mouth that was
turned completely
around.
she'd open her
mouth up wide
on the first
date and said,
look at that.
this worried
you more
for some reason
than the lizard
tattoo on her
ankle, or the gun
in her purse, or
the baby sleeping
upstairs
behind a closed door.