In fables of solitude and memory
I have grieved softly,
sounding outlets through many courses
and channels carved.
Every escape the way back in
barred.
In other words
don’t confuse leaving with exits.
In this room,
a single-sourced cell and hive,
and cause to the effects
of mania and buzz,
an unlikely us was formed.
There is an aching at the heart of this.
A deep fissure widening ever inward.
Little sound, no fury.
Only the watery murmurs
and diminished echoes
of a room,
essentially empathic,
tuning to a dialogue
between you
and who exactly?
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.
