The Quill of the Greats

Where did the literary
giants write their masterpieces?
Thoughts like this plague
me when my mind stews.

I heard that Hemingway
stood to write.
Did any of them write on
the toilet?
Straining to shit...
"Call me Ishmael"
Could that have been the genesis
for Moby Dick?

I like to write in bed, sleep
competes with the creative
process, but I keep coffee on
my nightstand.
I prop myself with
Hawkeye pillows, and
arrange the vapes.
Cigarettes are gone, but the
nicotine addiction remains.

No booze to spill on
the pages, and no woman to
vie for my affection.
Tonight, I make love to
the page.