(Written in response to Josef Sudek’s “At Church.)
jesus
christ we applaud
your shaded storehouse
of yesterday’s
cured pulp and
no account sins, a meat pack
industry at love’s labor’s cost;
we, the proud brood of salt
and bread, walk dignity’s measure
as best we can, neverminding
on our backs the burden of pillars
which weigh nothing
and less than nothing
against the mass of light
we have quietly gathered.
About John Biscello
Originally from Brooklyn, NY, writer, poet, performer, and playwright, John Biscello, has lived in the high-desert grunge-wonderland of Taos, New Mexico since 2001.
He is the author of four novels, Broken Land, a Brooklyn Tale, Raking the Dust, Nocturne Variations, and No Man’s Brooklyn; 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 produced, full-length plays include: LOBSTERS ON ICE, ADAGIO FOR STRAYS, THE BEST MEDICINE, ZEITGEIST, U.S.A., and WEREWOLVES DON’T WALTZ.
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