Tag Archives: obsession

Sorrow

Posted on October 18, 2017 by John Biscello

The one we love, maimed– incident of karmic fate or the heart in flames?

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Gathered Crumbs from a Lost Cake

Posted on September 21, 2017 by John Biscello

Review of Elizabeth Ellen’s Person/a, appearing in Riot Material. “The poet, Robert Lowell, spoke about the best poems, the most personal ones, as being “gathered crumbs from a lost cake.” Elizabeth Ellen, in architecting a novel from “lost crumbs,” has … Continue reading →

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Fire

Posted on September 14, 2017 by John Biscello

She, aflame, tarries to abet silent slow burn– Fire cannot be claimed.

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Possession

Posted on September 13, 2017 by John Biscello

Possession breeds claws, foreshortened, to grasp at straws– Nature turning tricks.

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Pledge

Posted on July 6, 2017 by John Biscello

It is like stalking thin, haunted air, and forever coming up empty, she, the dark lady, a shallow fret, the one who will surely bring you to grief. This you knew, and craved, as soon as you laid eyes on … Continue reading →

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Tracy

Posted on February 3, 2017 by John Biscello

   I won’t say Tracy was the first girl I ever fell in love with, but she was definitely my first obsession. I was sixteen at the time, she was fifteen.    She was a friend of my friend, Camille, … Continue reading →

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Compass

Posted on May 6, 2016 by John Biscello

Abiding the testimonial of scattered crumbs and clefted petals, I will follow you the snaky length of impossible and hidden places; I will follow you, claiming the hem of your shadow as my guide.

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