“I’d woken up early, and took a long time getting ready to exist.”– Fernando Pessoa
In the early morning, a yawn
brought tears to his eyes,
and then the agonizing consideration
of his metaphysical wardrobe,
and how he should appear to himself,
or to the mirrors held up
in the back of his skull–
Breakfast,
he crowed loudly
to no one,
yes, some buttered toast
and good strong dark coffee
before attempting anything
to do with the management
of self
along remotely intimate
psychic edges.
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.
