The Trashcan and the Sharpener

Our first task in my creative writing class was to write something, anything, about an object in the classroom falling in love with another object.

Part 1 -
Would that he had arms
To hold her sharp, silver form,
And not her shavings.

Part 2 -
Trashcan falls in love
With the wood she leaves behind
And pencils she kills.

Reviews

[Angi]

I always love a good poetry prompt. This one is just strange enough to pull me in. I may have to give this one a try. I like what you did with these two objects. I could see her bitterly shaving those pencils down, because that is what she does. Her leavings are what he craves. Nicely done. I hope you got good marks on this assignment! Angi~

[Tayler Riouff]

Why thank you! It was rather well received within the class. Thanks for taking the time to read it.

[Sami Khalil]

A little whimsical write...Thank you for sharing...:)......................

[Tayler Riouff]

Thank you kindly for reading. :)

[Sami Khalil]

My pleasure...:)................

[Epipsychologist]

True romance here. Short and sweet, like their love before the divorce.

[Tayler Riouff]

Thanks for the review! I was actually shooting for a comedic twist on a strange prompt. :)

[Epipsychologist]

It worked. I think the fact that it could be read as a kind of passionate one sided love makes it funnier. It kind of makes me wish "womanizing" and "objectification" meant treating objects like women.

[Tayler Riouff]

I didn't think that unrequited love would be a trait found only in humanity.