Solitude

From the series, Japan Poems.

There is a danger

in wondering too much,

in giving due notice

to the low burning fire

that nightly dreams of arson–

An entire block

or city

or world

eviscerated in a vengeful nod

or blink–

There is grave danger

in thinking too much

about all the thinking you’ve done

while waiting for the slow burn

of dreamed distances

to accompany your grief home.

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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.
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