Live from Eden

Her talk of bruised skin, and how

it caught fire on the far side of trespass,

fascinated me to no end.

She wanted to burn clean through,

didn’t want to hear any more talk

about cooler heads prevailing,

or stubborn poppies

doped on opiates

bending to catch rain,

she wanted the holy fire,

the full-on plunge and rend,

same as Teresa

when she was harpooned

by God’s love

through that angel’s lighted lance

piercing clean through her heart’s

deepest desire,

she wanted

to be Teresa on high,

disrobing her skin

in a glorious siege

and char,

she said and I quote,

I don’t want the far side of trespass

any more

don’t want to find myself whored

through a series of disillusionments,

I want the garden,

to reclaim my soft seat

in the grass

as the queen of the moon

and stars,

I want to invent love

from the ground up,

and get it right

this time.

How, I said.

There,

no more words,

just burning silence,

followed by

the furious planting

of a first kiss.

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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10 Responses to Live from Eden

amberangst says:

May 30, 2018 at 4:15 pm

Mesmerizing passion, savage and sweet.

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- John Biscello says:
  
  May 30, 2018 at 4:17 pm
  
  Yes, I think that’s what angels are like: savage and sweet 🙂 thanks for reading!
  
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erroneouschoices says:

May 30, 2018 at 7:21 pm

A first kiss

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- John Biscello says:
  
  May 30, 2018 at 7:23 pm
  
  Some first kisses are forever. How’s that for some existential Hallmark shit 😉
  
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  - erroneouschoices says:
    
    May 30, 2018 at 7:29 pm
    
    How’s that? Beautiful. 😏
    Mr Hallmark himself couldn’t have done so well
    
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  - John Biscello says:
    
    May 30, 2018 at 7:35 pm
    
    Yea, I’m thinking about retiring from this literary poetic racket and perhaps see if I can become the next Mr. Hallmark. Heard he retired last year, said, and I quote, “It’ just not in the cards for me anymore” 🙂
    
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  - erroneouschoices says:
    
    May 30, 2018 at 7:36 pm
    
    Lol.
    
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  - John Biscello says:
    
    May 30, 2018 at 7:40 pm
    
    Might even start with a series of cards that function as mini fairy tales with pop up capacity, and the first one would be named, let me see, A Mermaid in Neverland? Whaddya think, could it fly?
    
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  - erroneouschoices says:
    
    May 30, 2018 at 8:26 pm
    
    I sincerely want this to happen.
    
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  - erroneouschoices says:
    
    May 30, 2018 at 7:37 pm
    
    You’re so quippy
    
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