My name is gunmetal grey and i am an unpleasantly cold component of well-tempered metal.
Some of you may or may not have heard of me; perhaps some of you have even used me in the past.
That does not matter because on my own i am harmless, but if you were to fit my polished fashioned teeth into me, and role my body until i click then i can become injurious.
There are many styles and variations i have to compete with, be it longer, bigger, shorter and faster but they are not my challenger.
Wrong wavering finger and flustered mind is my enemy.
Observe me changing events like the flash i produce when pulled, from breathing and alive to breathlessness and dead.
I can be your playmate for now and be carried around like a packed lunch, but if you produce me unexpectedly, i can also widen your status.
Never use me without gloves because i get very cold and coming back too remind you could be costly.
Keep me sterile and lubricated and my standard of work will be proficient, c.v. and references cannot be produced because they are out of town and hard to locate.
Do not take me for granted when i am off work because without decent notice i will backfire.
People will accuse me of things i have not done, so be careful whom you discuss my actions with.
Do not use me when intoxicated or drowsy, never lend me to a naive friend, because i will be confused and go off at random.
Remember there are still many ways to deal with problems without me and my metal colleagues having to intervene.
My advice would be too avoid me at all costs, because once i am out in the open there will be no going back.
If you have read the information above and still feel you need to go ahead, i suggest you look in the mirror because your mother, father and the rest of society are now shaking there heads.