Intergalactica

It is impossible

to live up to the lyrical,

its angelmarked

bendings of antenna,

and sonic proofs,

to nestle

in the hollows

of pitch,

half-bird, half-wraith,

attempting the almighty bait

and switch,

to con the heavens

into granting you

a seraph’s amnesty,

to sing down the stars

with a parched, mortal throat,

ambitiously widening

to swallow the sea,

or at least gag

happy

on the sea’s coral-racked

dreams

and wrecks

(how beautiful

a death

if one could taste

Atlantis

before fading

to black)

Lyricism’s

double standards,

and inordinate demands

on day to day

living,

might be best

left

to pages,

talismanic rants,

and undersea dreamverses,

where direct commands

from queenly blue stars

leave enough time

and space

to do

the goddamned

dishes.

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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