And on the eighth day, unseasonably warm,
the hounds basking in hell,
modeling balmy, crotch-rot bikinis in Gilead,
called out—
Please, God, let our leader
mirror starkly our deepest fears and shadows,
let him be as I, for I
am the candle’s guttering, green light,
advancing the dark to
restore the carcinogenic appetite
and capital cause of cannibalism—
P.S. If you see your mother’s severed limb
in my mouth, please forgive my
obscene eating habits.
Zombies are raised,
and not born,
as I’m sure you already know.
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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