Pen Names, Ode to Our Quills

“Most people don’t name their Quills.” Dylan Ferrara

“Pens captivate the mind.”

BIC, Pentel RSVP, Sharpie, Pilot, Crayola, 

Dry Erase, Papermate, Metallic Gel Roller,

Montblanc, Cirrus, Stylus, Uni-Ball, Britebrand,

Quill it’s a brand., Executive Cirrus, Grafton Mini,

Caran d’ Ache, U Brands…

We name our muses

so should we call out to our swords.

The writing instruments 

that connect us to each other,

to the world.

Not only our verses in poetry,

but our letters handwritten 

to one another.

Our first drafts

revisions journeys and entries 

to our final completions.

We need to name all pens,

odes to our dried out friends

of the past.

My editor calls her muse Harry.

This pen’s now called George.