These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

A Tearful Gratitude

The endodontist saw the tooth,
and told me what was wrong.
He charged me not a cent. That's truth,
and now I have a song.

"It's split. The root, and now the doc
must take it, and replace
the tooth, which needs decay to lock,
while keeping Chomper's space."

I've had some tears about this thing,
but when the pain is gone
I'll have some joy to cause me sing
when we make right the wrong.

The life we live in older years
hath aches and pains a bit,
but God hath strength beyond our fears
to make our trembling quit.

by Jay O’Toole
on June 19th, 2023