Give Me A Pen

Give Me A Pen

Give me a pen, I wish to try

the dancing, twirling,

swirling, of lines

that others do. I wish to try

that creation of worlds

lands, animals, people,

like you can do.

Give me a pen, I wish to shed

the pain of bullying, changing,

hiding behind lines

that show who I am. I wish to shed

the fear of other’s

opinions, their knives of words,

like you can do.

Give me a pen, I wish to practice

sending it spinning, creating,

defining the lines

into beautiful images. I wish to practice

this newfound creativity in

showing expression through pictures

like you can do.

Give me a pen, I wish to define

who I am now,

With drawing and creating

those expressive pieces of my

soul, heart, and mind. I wish to define

myself as an artist,

in every work of art I create.

Give me a pen, I’m on my way

to becoming what I wish,

a fully fledged artist,

Photos, drawings, paintings. I’m on my way

to defining myself in creativity.

Give me more than a pen now;

a camera, a paintbrush, a pencil.

But always give me a pen.

I won’t forget the start

of who I am,

I won’t forget that

first attempt, the first time

I touched a pen.

Always give me a pen.