Bearing

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Friends, and loved ones,
I know that so many of you are
struggling with shadow-play right now,
that your hands are busy knitting in the dark,
negotiating long-held absences and haunts,
humanly attempting to massage muddle
and confusion into clarity;
Friends, and loved ones,
know that the words we gather
and give to one another, and the actions
that ripen from these words,
are brave and necessary flares
that signal to another human being: I hear you,
and I see you.
Words, across time and space, hold hands,
fastening prayer to mortal intent.
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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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