“Voyages are accomplished inwardly”–Henry Miller
This dreamer’s life,
sentenced to passive worth
and fired stillness.
Cross my heart
and hope to die,
there is, I promise,
nothing whatsoever
to prove
or assert
or confirm,
no doors to walk through
(you are the metaphor you are seeking),
no need to justify
or validate your claim
for existing,
for taking up space,
here, now.
Pause,
and marvel at the phenomena
of being at home, within,
while traveling great imaginary distances
to give worlds their ephemeral due.
About John Biscello
Originally from Brooklyn, NY, novelist, poet, performer, playwright and filmmaker, John Biscello, has lived in the high-desert grunge-wonderland of Taos, New Mexico since 2001.
He is the author of six novels, Broken Land, a Brooklyn Tale, Raking the Dust, Nocturne Variations, No Man’s Brooklyn, The Last Furies, and No One Dreams in Color; 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 plays have been staged and performed both nationally and internationally.
