My #2 Pencil

My   number  two  pencil

I    used   it    to    stencil

This  pencil  is   wooden

And    stuffed  with  lead

The   color,  dark  yellow

Of  an  orange  Marigold

A   bright   pink    eraser

Like      a piece          of 

Soft       bubble       gum

A  small  tube of  power

It scribbles  down  ideas

Pencils'  uses  are  many

I   wish  that   they   just

Cost   a  penny,   no  tax

Found   at  office   stores

And   in  desk  drawers

They start to shrink

Until  they just

Disappear to

Absolutely

Nothing

Zero

#2

Written by, Eighth Grade Barret [circa 2001]