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As you can see,
God’s original sketches
for the world did not include people,
which makes you wonder
if there was indeed a wager he lost
to some lucky devil or other
who forced him to include people
in the equation because,
and here I imagine the devil’s reasoning–
Who the fuck wants to stare at
squiggles and ladders and blocks all day,
when people would add a whole other dimension
of folly and farce and drama,
because, let’s face it, God,
serenity
will not be good
for our ratings.

 

(Artwork by Paul Klee)
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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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