Boy

Posted on May 17, 2017 by John Biscello
bresson's boy
At the time he didn’t know it,
but stalking the radiant specter of morninglight
as he sprinted down a cobbled alley,
he left part of himself behind
in a jigsaw piece of puddle
that later, years later, he would reflect upon
and fit into his lifewash of memories.
He would cross that puddle again, this time slower,
and with deliberate intent, gazing upon
the boy running in place, his treadmill Innocence.
The boy was in no hurry,
his youth a portal to cloud-eating and sky-grazing.
He wanted to reach out to that boy, wanted to palm the mirage
for the briefest of flickers, but he knew that as soon
as his hand touched the water the image would dissolve
and the boy would be gone forever,
so he bore the exquisite agony of prolonged staring
from an immeasurably near distance.
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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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