Pencils
Fly
with invisible wings
Across
the classroom,
out of lockers,
and behind teachers backs.
A straight shot
towards the professor
and an arc that lands
by someone’s feet.
Covered in designs;
pink hearts
and blue “Happy Birthday”s
who think the concept
of being naughty
is revolting.
Just plain yellow
with Ticonderoga #2
who are evil
criminal masterminds.
They all can fly.
Mechanical and new
like spaceships.
Everything perfect,
no dents,
and no paint,
or
battered and old
like planes
from World War Two,
the pink eraser broken off
with only the silver band
that holds them together,
the bright
yellow paint peels
to reveal
the pale wood underneath,
and the lead,
like the nosecone
at the tip of the aircraft.
The children,
eyes wide,
watch as pencils fly.
Who
made that pencil
a flying pencil?
Did someone
Throw that vessel
through the air,
or did that pencil
actually fly?
Fly
with invisible wings
Across
the classroom,
out of lockers,
and behind teachers backs.
A straight shot
towards the professor
and an arc that lands
by someone’s feet.
Covered in designs;
pink hearts
and blue “Happy Birthday”s
who think the concept
of being naughty
is revolting.
Just plain yellow
with Ticonderoga #2
who are evil
criminal masterminds.
They all can fly.
Mechanical and new
like spaceships.
Everything perfect,
no dents,
and no paint,
or
battered and old
like planes
from World War Two,
the pink eraser broken off
with only the silver band
that holds them together,
the bright
yellow paint peels
to reveal
the pale wood underneath,
and the lead,
like the nosecone
at the tip of the aircraft.
The children,
eyes wide,
watch as pencils fly.
Who
made that pencil
a flying pencil?
Did someone
Throw that vessel
through the air,
or did that pencil
actually fly?