Cavity

Heartache

like toothache

comes in spasms

when you least expect it

A jolt like waking

from a dream of falling

shatters your ribcage

and you have to sit with it

until it subsides.

Breathe, because

you can still do that.

Stay away from anything sweet

like that candy you once enjoyed

before decay set in.

Eventually

you won't even feel it

but it still pulsates

with a will of its own

like a forgotten appliance--

So next time, be more careful

what you bite into.