ink

ink is such a powerful metaphor for writing. it's the marking medium for brush, qalam, quill, fountain pen, ballpoint... printed text too. and everyone instantly recognises "ink" to be a metonymy for writing. graphite doesn't have the same connotation, which is very unfortunate for me – i always write in pencil, have done so for the past decade, so using "ink" in my poetry doesn't feel right.