Oh, what a cliche poet I slave for
Sighing as I scribble his words of love
Trying to avoid his foolish tears
That will, if written on
Create a large, ungainly blot
That I, for one, will NOT have
On any of my jobs.
Ah, he writes of yesterday's sorrows
And the hope of tomorrow
And of friends for life
No matter the strife--
It turns my inky stomach
Being forced to paint these borrowed words
Wasting that pure paper
Poor cousins.
Yes, he says he knows pain--
That of a scraped knee.
He speaks of love--
That of a bee to the flower.
He claims he knows truth--
About the dog who eats homework.
These meaningless words
Are jotted down
And crumpled up-- Good riddance!
I have seen some of his friends
Now THEY are the type of masters
We pens are grateful for.
Their words
Original, graceful
Flow across the page
And we are the first to view
This new masterpiece.
Ah, but even more than the yearn
For a new director
I wish
To be my own commander.
I have often imagined this:
There will be a tingling
And flesh will spread over plastic.
First, I will widen
And lengthen
Then the limbs will grow out
And fork, for fingers and toes
And finally, the head will arise
With fair hair, a nose,
Blue eyes, thin lips--
I suppose, like my master.
Then
I will be free
To pick a good pen
Fountain, perhaps-- I have found those
To be more likable--
Yes, a lovely fountain pen
Rich with deep, forest green ink
Who I will understand
As a fellow pen
And I will pull out my cousin
Crisp, clear
Not a blemish, not a print
And I will lift my hand
And write.
Author notes
This is in two contests. In the first one, it was option 6. In this recent one, it is option 15.
In a list
A contest entry
- Be Prompt by Darkwell.
1050 points, ended August 20, 2008, 19 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - 36 Options Contest! by chasingwhiterabbits.
700 points, ended September 3, 2008, 20 entries
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4620 points, ended October 5, 2008, 64 entries
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Comments
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This is delicious, a really charming and enthralling poem, thanks so much for the entry.
This contest just gets harder and harder to judge!
I love it
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I really do like this; I think I competed against you in the first contest you entered in it. Thank you much for the entry, and I wish you the best of luck.
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Awesome
All that about a pen...and what a pen you described. Good job.
Punkbeauty -
Oh I love this. Especially the pens sarcasm
That will, if written on
Create a large, ungainly blot
That I, for one, will NOT have
On any of my jobs.
Pride in his work
It turns my inky stomach
Being forced to paint these borrowed words
You totally gave the pen a life even that it dreams of being human
WTG! Good luck in the contest
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This is a good write and an interesting topic...Im sure your pen would have been glad to write it lol
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