i am teething at 23

and embarrassed to talk about it

they started poking through and now

it's like a first tattoo

in that it takes some getting used to in the mirror

i am soon to be 24

and my birthdays have started feeling ever more frequent

me and simon stayed up late

so I could pick at simon's brain about that

he said "28's the midpoint of experience"

oh really, look at that

at the midpoint of experience

oh really, look at that

at the midpoint of experience

no really, just like that

i'm at the midpoint of experience

and i just peeked inside my mouth

to see the crowns of the last new bones my body will conjure

and then another year of life

and then the race past 25 and past the point of no return for getting better

and then i'll find out about brand new forms of pain

and for the first of all the times i've made such grand discoveries

i'll be the very last in line to get 'em through my mind

plus this time they can't be blocked from social media

plus i'm halfway through my life and getting weary

oh really, look at that

at the midpoint of experience

no really, just like that

i'm at the midpoint of experience

oh really, look at that

at the midpoint of experience

(keep it going)