Andrew Charles Forrest

Ink spots and paper snowballs

 

Ink spots and paper snowballs

 

The angry pen of youth

The sharpened pen of rage

The twisted pen of torment

The frightened pen of age

 

The wistful pen of love

The lonely pen of madness

The softest pen of family

And the empty pen of sadness

 

All these pens I have once used

To relay my thoughts and feelings

They helped me with my darker days

They helped me with my healings

 

I keep them all inside of me

They keep me sane and measured

Some I should have thrown away

But all of them are treasured