As I entered the lonely lobby
A classical collection wafted weakly in the air
If it was to pacify patients for the impending ordeal, it failed woefully
Because to my edgy ears it sounded cacophonous
The sullen secretary peered pointedly at me over her horn rimmed glasses
I nervously neared her and demanded the dentist
She lazily listened and rudely replied
“Sit your seat”
Without a blithering blink, and all the while, shuffling sheets
So I teetered toward the seats
And sunk into a soft sofa along the wall
Sweaty palms picked up a peeling pamphlet
Damp hands, despite the chilly atmosphere
Either from of the whirring window unit
Or from the frigid female who sat across from me
Aunt Anxiety whispered to me to tap my feet to calm the nerves
Sullen Secretary shot me and my funny feet a lethal look that almost made me slither silently to the ground
