luck suck
he brushes twice a day. once in the morning, usually before breakfast, after a shower. just to get the overnight gummed up taste of pillow out of the mouth. makes breakfast taste better. always a good rinse after breakfast with a glass of water, but he never felt obligated to brush again so soon even after a meal. And then once more before settling into his room only to reappear in the morning. there might be the small snack in the room. or perhaps even a light drag of a flavoured ciggerette. and on these odd occasions he would curse his weak willed body for succumbing to such late night pleaasures, as the morning breathe would attest for such activities. he loathed it. He would pursue a firm elongated brush. Beginning with rigorous short strokes from the right hand his mind would catch himself hurrying through the task and so he would take the tooth brush with the left hand and continue at a considered pace. the left hand needed consideration. although he had built some dexterity and a little strength in his weaker arm over the years it still lacked discipline and would give up on the task too quickly. he would make sure he covered each and every tooth and gum with his left before returning the brush to the right and wrapping up the whole conquest. a quick rinse of the brush, and quickly looking for its case. he would always have a case for his tooth brush no matter the circumstances. that behaviour began when he discovered that the humble cockroach adored human saliva and would seek it out. of course the tooth brush was a store house of saliva. so great had this fear grown that he would not use a tooth brush that had not been covered. not that he had ever witnessed the phenomenon of a cockroach delighting upon a tooth brush, but he had surely dreamt enough that the fear was all too real for him. however on this very night he discovered a new fear. as he spat and rinsed into the sink he noticed a pallid pink discolouring of the ejected toothpaste. he quickly swung round to the mirror. his gums were bleeding.