Beaten and abused Used and broken time after time again Everytime I rupture there is this pain of becoming new again As soon as I feel I am worthy As soon as I feel I am sharp I become broken again The two sides of me become worn and tattered As people use me to correct the mistakes they have made. They are the one who have made the mistake, yet I pay for it. No matter the bite marks I get, or the hands that have explicitly touch me. Nobody keeps me for long I become thrown on the ground Walked all over Though one might pick me up, I always end up back on harsh, hard flooring. Looking up to the heavens I grow continually weary as more and more use me. I can feel myself shrinking into this nothingness. They sometimes try to even disguise me to make me new again Added accessories to me to cover up my flaws. But under it all I am fatigued and overworked. But under it all I still show the burnt yellow and pink top But under it all I am still myself For I am just a pencil.