Minor to Major

cindy #25
Had she done the right thing?
And by right thing
what or whose standards
was she applying
to measure the moral correctness
or lack thereof
of what she had done?
She had grown sick
and tired of considering
every angle and X-factor,
sick and tired
of a brain
hellbent on sabotage.
Self-forgiveness,
as a conceivable balm,
seemed faraway
and unreal,
but she would travel
whatever vagaries of distance
kept at bay
who she was
from who she was
determined to become.

 

(Photo by Cindy Sherman)
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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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