The h2g2 Poem
Created | Updated May 4, 2004
Little Rubber
I am a small rubber
A tiny scented eraser.
Sometimes they pop me in their mouths.
Sometimes they press me with their hands.
They take me to school
I take them to write.
I help Huda & Feng
Malik & Sergio.
They love me as I am.
I love them as they are.
I am a small rubber
A tiny scented eraser.
Sometimes they take me to the movies.
Sometimes they dress me for parties.
I rub their mistakes
They wipe away my tears.
I help Loui & Simon
Rahul & Cathy.
They love me as I am.
I love them as they are.
A child is like a rubber
Bubbly & bright.
Light on their feet
They love at first sight.
Sail on my clouds
Touch the heart of a rainbow.
Little rubber will erase all your strife's
You, child of tomorrow.
I am a small rubber
A tiny scented eraser.
Sometimes they take me to picnics.
Sometimes they dress me for circus.
I rub their mistakes
They wipe away my tears.
I teach them win hearts
They promise me friendship.
They love me as I am.
I love them as they are.
One day will come
When we all will meet.
The sky is blue
Merry & bright.
Look over there
They are dancing in the light.
Little rubber comes from nature.
Little rubber is elastic.
Little rubber is your magic wand.
Wonderful & fantastic.
'Little Rubber', as the poem goes, is just a simple way of expressing the
thought that a child's mind is also like a scented eraser : receptive, sensitive and elastic. It's when
we grow old we become rigid, insensitive, merciless and cold. In words of William Blake, its a
gradual shift from state of innocence to experience. "Little Rubber" is a metaphor for the state of
innocence, helps keep a blank slate by erasing the mistakes a child makes. ( a blank slate : tabula
rasa ). Little Rubber also stands for friendship that kids learn above anything else when they first
step into the school. 'Little Rubber' has been personalised and speaks like a true friend. He goes on
to narrate his duty as a friend in making kids learn from mistakes. He is a playmate and a
'magic wand' in their hands. He helps them win hearts. He loves them alike. So they all become ONE
: Loui & Huda, Rahul & Cathy, Sergio &Simon.
