"Idiotic Human! ... " Fumed the Pencil

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“Idiotic human …” fumed the metal, mechanical pencil.
“That darn poet’s gone off … and, now I’m falling! …
from the computer desk! … again! … yikes, that hurts! …”

“Oh, no, see! … look, my lead broke! … that
won’t make her happy … ha … well, that’s what she gets …
for being so careless … of me … her favorite … ”

“Hey, hey, cat! … leave me alone! … stop it, you … you …
you big hairy … animal! … ouch! … watch out …
your claws! … you’re pushing me! … you brute … oh, no, stop! … ”

“Ick! … not back here! … darn it, you retarded cat … yuck! …
It’s dusty, with scads of scrappy paper … all oogey and dirty! …
it makes me wheeze … and it’s dark! … and creepy …”

“Aahhh! … there’s a spider! … I don’t like this … help! …
wait … someone scatted the cat … it’s her! … my poet! …
she’s searching for me … back here! … I’m here! …”

“There, she’s got me … backing out … ouch! … she hit her head! …
but she’s smiling … brushing off the dust … safe, clenched
in my poet’s hand … I beam back! … as she starts to write …”

Erin Elizabeth Kelly-Moen
© Copyright 6/6/04