Grinding (but not the kind you think)
Grinding
(but not the kind you think)
my teeth together
before I even realize
I am doing it.
I unclench
my jaw
and rarely
get that woom woom woom
feeling these days.
The kind that feels
like waves
from pressure and pain.
Desensitizing myself
to tension I now carry
in my face.
When I hear
fix your face,
I will think of
taking a deep breath,
drinking water,
and unclenching my jaw.
