Samsara and an Order of Fries

Consider

the alternative:

an itinerant circus

where headless chickens

pilot aeroplanes

and kamikaze

into the swollen sides

of whitewashed barns

and people in city traffic

function as belligerent seals

honking

until the moon has a breakdown

and refuses to come out anymore

and every action

no matter how inane

or trivial

is met by the two-party system

of Boos and Applause

whereas

Cause and Effect

are thrown out the window

(cue: Canned Laughter).

…………

Consider

this

and other alternatives

as you sit

radically still

for a while.

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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