The pen is mightier than the sword but equally blunt

I apologise for these
Words which I wield
With so little dexterity.
They have on them

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The fingermarks of
The women and men
Who came before -
Some more skilled,
Others less, but
Each blunting the
Blade in their
Frantic slashings
At the world.

How to find the
Whetting stone
To hone an edge
Sharp enough to
Cut to the bone?