april 16 2008
Pissed W/A List but Still Cool

You have to
love pencils.
Unable to write
in stone;
mistake made,
just erase—
easy.
When dull,
a straight edge razor
creates a point—
it's sharp.
Point powerful,
tip tremendous,
angles arranged
perfectly.
Have to love pencils.

Wood painted
yellow,
color of the sun.
Takes thought
to paper
with shining brillance;
baked to coal black—
led trapped inside.
Well, it used to be,
now it's graphite;
not as dangerous.
Yet still able
to cut to the core
if poked.
Love of pencils
is a must.

One of the
first tools
girls and boys use
in school.
Sparkling graphics
placed on the outside
so children'll think
they're cool.
Great marketing technique.
So each week
Bobby and Bunny
run to the sharpener
to whittle it down;
love this instrument
more than circus clowns.
Too bad some writers
don't write long-hand.
Never knowing the joy
of a pencil...