Flight Pattern

child
He has peopled the world
outside his window with decoys
and delegates.
They go where he cannot,
they climb and scrabble and perch
where he can only watch.
The cage, you see, is more than just a symbolic prop.
He stares at you, the viewer, to invite you in,
to petition your want and interest,
and once your attention is caught,
he places it in the cage
with all the other collected lostlooks,
his way of securing your love
and validation without compromising
the distance necessary
to emulate flight.
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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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