Day 75-Brushing Teeth

I press the tube

and the blue

toothpaste 

takes up a tiny space

on my grandson's 

toothbrush.

"It burns" he says

"so not too much."

I let the water pour 

over the toothbrush.

I ask him nicely

to open his mouth;

he does so 

unwillingly.

I try to brush 

the front teeth

then the back 

before he spits

the toothpaste out.

I hand him 

the toothbrush

to have him try

and he runs away

with it.

"Come back to rinse

 your mouth and 

have a drink of water."

"Water"  he cries.  

"I need water!"

"Look at those clean teeth."

He shows me his 

white baby teeth grin.

Then in a flash, 

he hops off the step stool

and runs away again.