Number HB

I’m going to put a pencil in my brain

not that I’m one of

those psycho nuts from

CSI

but

I just want to do it

 

I’ve fiddled and swirled

spun it and twirled

now it’s time to see if

anyone will notice

 

I’ll stick with the 2B although

the HB has been highly

recommended by

cohorts as a

friction and a fraction

of the complete cost

 

but if I walk across the room

I will snap the novelty

and sharpen the discourse

 

and if I scream too loud my

line manager will wake

and others will want to do the same

(the pencil not the awakening)

 

but the biro people have

now taken charge

arriving as usual with

cap in hand