road trip w/ cocorosie

coco split
two sisters, sawed in half at birth,
dys membered family roots
splintered, offshooting
scraps, tatters, shotgun
hobbyhorses cruising high noons
in dada’s sedan, desert sun
bleeding maraschino, while the sisters
suctioned to red backseat vinyl, swill
acid lemonade from styrofoam cups—
let’s shoot dad in the back of the head
with a spitball, suggests sister #1—
no, let’s tell him to turn on the radio fullblast,
slash our wrists, and marry our
werewolves, wouldn’t that be cool?
what are you two whispering back there,
dad says; the sisters giggle;
mother removes her tongue
and places it in the glove compartment—
dad pays mom’s mute no mind,
but the sisters, impaired,
pay tribute to silence
by singing a song
about breastmilk & cookies &
mothers tongues
marking hidden gravesites.

 

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About John Biscello

Originally from Brooklyn, NY, novelist, poet, performer, playwright and filmmaker, John Biscello, has lived in the high-desert grunge-wonderland of Taos, New Mexico since 2001. He is the author of six novels, Broken Land, a Brooklyn Tale, Raking the Dust, Nocturne Variations, No Man’s Brooklyn, The Last Furies, and No One Dreams in Color; a collection of stories, Freeze Tag, two poetry collections, Arclight and Moonglow on Mercy Street; and a fable, The Jackdaw and the Doll, illustrated by Izumi Yokoyama. He also adapted classic fables, which were paired with the vintage illustrations of artist, Paul Bransom, for the collection: Once Upon a Time, Classic Fables Reimagined. His plays have been staged and performed both nationally and internationally.
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