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Incompetent Lips

You’ve got incompetent lips
said my dentist.
You breath through your mouth
which dries out your gums
and that’s why they bleed.
You should massage them more.
It’s not necessarily a bad thing. In women
it’s considered quite sensual
to have fuller lips,
he said.
And went on to tell me about his latest
short story idea.