Shadowlands

bill lacey
There was only
so many chances
one could be given.
It was the law of averages,
gambler’s physics,
something.
The woman
he had left behind
was the same as the one
waiting inside.
Dresses were funny that way.
He wondered
how many rims of glasses
she had lipsticked so far,
and if his lucky rabbit’s foot,
worn to a frayed nub by the
anxious altar of his palm,
was still worth a damn
where the life of his shadow
was concerned.
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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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