the weirdest instrument of all

I was given a pencil, the weirdest instrument of all, i wondered

 

would i not rather go to the playground and play with my friends

would i not rather go in front of the TV and watch a film

for the pencil seemed useless, unattractive with its blunt lead

and so, i tucked it away in one of my dusty drawers, determined to forget it...

 

one night though, banging sounds woke me up from my peaceful dreams

i was terrified and my imagination kept suggesting the presence of monsters in my room

 

i decided to pay greater attention and all of a sudden a greenish glow came from my old drawer

i clung strongly to my teddy bear, not bothered at how much i was hurting it

gathering all the courage an eight year old boy could, i got out of bed, leaving lil teddy behind

 

i walked slowly towards the drawer

i opened it and saw the pencil bursting into life.

i was no longer sure whether i was awake at that time.

 

a few seconds later, the pencil was floating just above my nose and was sort of staring into my eyes,

and with the most rauque voice i ever heard, it spoke to me:

 

 

"BOY, I CAN OPEN WOLRDS AND REALMS TO YOU"

"I CAN OVERCOME ALL LIMITS FOR YOU"

"BUT BEFORE THAT, YOU NEED TO FIND THE KEY"

"THAT KEY RESIDES IN YOU, IT IS YOUR IMAGINATION, AND THE FAITH YOU HAVE IN YOURSELF"

"TAP DEEP INTO THAT, AND WHAT WILL EMERGE IS SOMETHING INCOMPARABLE"

"THAT IS MY POWER"

 

 

and with these few lines, it died and went back to its original state of inanimation

but that was not the end, it was just the beginning...

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[Danny J.H.]

The truly amazing thing a pencil is many do not recognize