This Century or Next

Posted on July 23, 2019 by John Biscello

Perhaps,

in a hundred years,

none of this would matter—

the man across the street

would just be a man

and not her husband

holding hands

with that bitch

from 5-C

who had the nerve

to knock on their door

and ask if she could

borrow some butter

she was baking a cake

and was all out—

perhaps, in a hundred years,

bitches that borrow butter

and husbands

will have become

a thing of the past,

but right now,

she had a household to run,

a husband to confront,

and of course the flagrant itch

to burn it all down to the ground,

before picking up the kids.

(Photo by Cindy Sherman)

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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