Samsa in Transit

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It had been one of those nights,
but still, the stairs were unexpected.
The bug, formerly known as Gregor Samsa,
scuttled to the eroded edge of a step
bleached by white-hot light,
and he considered the view,
the ascent, the blue-dark, tree-veined
moodscape that awaited him,
and decided to remain perfectly still.
He’d play dead, stretch the hours,
do his best to forget his name and purpose,
while waiting for a new strange dream to overtake him
or at least dissolve the claim to his bones.

 

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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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