I want to be a pen
not a pencil 
not a crayon
I want to be a pen
writing important documents 
I want to be a pen 
magically always full of ink
I want to be a pen
nobody wants but everyone needs 

Don’t sharpen me,
I’m not a pencil
Don’t stamp on me
I’ll break
Don’t take me apart,
you’re not a surgeon
if you try speaking to me,
it won’t work
I am inanimate
I’m going to be a pen
Writing and writing until your hand stops 

Robert Grant