Sea Change

2018-07-05 11.12.31
There is only so long
a mermaid can linger on land
before some collector
with a fetishistic bent,
and sheer volumes of emptiness
matching his compensatory cravings,
renders her a mute and immobile
object of worship,
not only for his ego and eyes,
but also for the curious passersby
who are lacking for true wonder
in their own lives.
This mermaid’s moment of final longing,
before cryogeny set in,
was a gilded cry
and petition
to the blue blue sky,
which she mistook for her mother,
the sea.
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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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