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Magical Eraser

by Shel Silverstein

Shel Silverstein

She wouldn't believe
This pencil has
A magical eraser.
She said I was a silly moo,
She said I was a liar too,
She dared me prove that it was true,
And so what could I do--
I erased her!




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