there was a small brown hole

There was a small brown hole

Turns out, I’d bit the filling out of my tooth and I had to go to the dentist.
the dental assistant talked to the dentist, "did you see in the paper
the guy who killed the guy
worked at Butterfields?"
"yeah" said the dentist.
what is Butterfield's?
I like the feeling of my novocaine tooth.
the dentist rests his hand casually on my face and I’m glad i don't have to talk at all.
where is my tongue?
the dental assistant asks the dentist, "did you get a new paper boy?"
(continuous soft rock)
"i don't know if i got a new paper boy but i got the paper."
“resin?” she'd asked in the beginning.
I'd thought maybe it was about smoking but they didn't even ask.