(September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999 / Chicago/ Illinois)

poet Sheldon Allan Silverstein
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Stupid Pencil Maker

Some dummy built this pencil wrong,
The eraser's down here where the point belongs,
And the point's at the top - so it's no good to me,
It's amazing how stupid some people can be.

Submitted: Wednesday, April 07, 2010

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