Winnie Cooper #9

After all these years I still might use the same technique:
tugging on pigtails.
A cruel and delightful swing, gaining momentum to vault
headfirst into your secret hive,
vaguely aware of and interested in honey,
but the main draw, your bees,
and how many stings I could endure.
I was a littleboy then, ripe
with viciousness and feelings that came over me
which I didn’t understand.
And you?
Do you still have pigtails?
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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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