Ode to the Ballpoint Pen

[Verse] I lost my pen It was bright and neon green I found a sword But it's too long and fought I kneel to sigh aloud But the pen flies from my shoulder It rested in my holder Pen! My pen! I swing free of quagmire The sword could never rescind fire [Chorus] Men without pens They write incoherently So why waste such regal trees Are pruned from the bark With a sword in the dark Men without pens Men without pen [Bridge] The pen looses arrows from the mind's bow Finds fire Burns the world over Men without pen [Verse 2] Monsters came to my door To take my pen I placed my sword at the port So when ogres try To kick the door It bounces back on a tooth or nose Pen! Purifying pen! The world swings free of malice Pen Archaic chalice [Chorus] Men without pens They write incoherently So why waste such regal trees Are pruned from the bark With a sword in the dark Men without pens Men without pen