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The pen

January 7, 2023
By Siddharth_C BRONZE, Los Altos, California
Siddharth_C BRONZE, Los Altos, California
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A pen

Like a pencil but incapable of erasing its mistakes

It embodies the dark bold ink with confidence

Its confidence soars like a kite in gale winds


The pen is a tool for others

They write little notes for kids to pass

Short stories for english class

Concerning documents from diplomats

Different pieces like a shattered glass


Everything it writes is permanent,

Even mistakes will remain forever

For this reason it ignores its mistakes

Like tripping over a rock, it stumbles forward and keeps on going


The poor pen has a limit to what it can write

The ink inside it is limited

A lifetime of writing starts young and bold before it becomes frail and old.

Some may refill the ink though it is still consumed


Regardless, the pen writes

It knows it purpose and fulfills it

It finds writing to be like meditating


The author's comments:

This piece was inspired by the many pens I have used up or lost in the last two years despite mainly using my computer for work. I wanted to recognize their importance even though they were just tools.


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Afra ELITE said...
on Jan. 20 2023 at 8:37 am
Afra ELITE, Kandy, Other
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Favorite Quote:
"A writer must never be short of ideas."
-Gabriel Agreste- (Fictional character- Miraculous)

This was wholesome...