Broken Pencil

by vw209304

September 18, 2017

I see you leave marks on my paper as I guide you with my hand.

With your wooden body and your painted clothes.

The pressure I put on you as I write my words,

the paper begins to smudge.

As I guide you,

I make mistakes.

As your tip becomes weak because of the pressure I put on you,

I sharpen to make you strong again.

As I put my thoughts onto paper,

I guide you to create my words.

The words that my lips will never say.

I write.

I will keep writing,

and writing,

and writing

until,

you break.

I look at you now,

your broken body in half.

I look at you now.

Now that you are broken,

you are no more.

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vw209304Sep 18, 2017

This poem is about how I've been used and how I've seen others being used.People use you for their own benifits until your'e not useful anymore.I wrote this poem in my freshman year because i couldn't tell anyone about my feelings and what I've been going through.Now, I am a sophomore. I've grown up a little and finally broken out of my shell.That's why I've decided to be brave enough to share my own feelings and how I see myself as the broken pencil.