Helplessness...

by Padmaja Iyengar-Paddy

I lie with my mouth agape,
With a pain on my neck’s nape.
With a sad and helpless feeling,
I stare vacantly at the ceiling.

A covered face draws near,
A pair of eyes seems to sear.
I am blinded by a glaring light,
And feel quite helpless to fight.

The whirring and purring sound,
Continues to hound and pound.
My whole being shudders in pain,
Indifference though I try to feign.

Unable to let out even an “Ouch!”
Here am I on a dentist’s couch...
For an experience really chilling,
Go, get yourself a dental filling!

20-May-2014

More By : Padmaja Iyengar-Paddy

Views: 1387 Comments: 4

Comments on this Poem

Padmajaji! " Some problems are physical and some are mental but ou find both in dental!"....and this so well brought out in your poem.

madhavi-godavarthy
04-Jun-2014 14:15 PM

Thank you so much, Ru and Kingshuk for identifying with my woes. Have written two more as I am undergoing a series of dental works and will post them shortly :-)

Padmaja Iyengar
22-May-2014 11:52 AM

I had a dental filling this morning Paddy, so it matches with my situation, the poem is humorous and awesome!!

Rupradha
22-May-2014 11:31 AM

Really admire your sense of humor.........so well expressed as if I was on the couch!

kingshuk
22-May-2014 10:58 AM