Pen and ink, a tool to some.
A sword and shield to some.
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Write a death sentence,
or write a birth certificate.
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A pen, the hands of a skilled sculptor, shaping and molding.
Ink, the stone of the sculptor's collection, malleable and shapeable.
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Nations born, bombs dropped, and wars waged.
A pen and ink is a tool of which to be wary.
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Families ripped apart and sliced.
Families put together and spliced.
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Love can be made with writings,
and love can be destroyed with writings.
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A pen, the shield, protecting those who wield,
and the ink, the sword, attacking those who field,
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hatred and strife.
May the pen and ink, usable as the hands, be part of your life.
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The pen, like a whip, exciting and urging even the most stubborn.
The ink, like a cloak, protecting and hiding someone, within borne.
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The pen and ink will always stand tall and proud,
even through replacement with tools of crowd.
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Objects of Emotion
PoetryA collection of poems about the emotional significance of some objects.
