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Tag Archives: torch song
Torch Song
Some women waited for men to light their cigarettes for them but never her— she, the one who netted her own desire, and blatantly committed a most lovely heresy by balancing a small piece of the moon on her fingertips … Continue reading
Posted in Artwork, Cinema, photography, Poetry
Tagged allure, cindy sherman, John Biscello, photography, Poetry, sorceress, torch song, untitled film poems, untitled film still, vamp
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Quartet
On this side of the mirror, it begins with a light, courtesy kindling promise, yet on the other side, the smoke is already mood-thick and rising, suggesting second lives engaged in the slow burn of mutual arson. (Photo by … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged Brassai, burn, cafe, cigarette, John Biscello, Light, man, mood, photo, poem, Poetry, romance, texture, torch song, woman
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Unreachable You
It’s tough to always be in love with a ghost. Also it’s easy. The living don’t stand a chance against ghosts. In loving ghosts there are no real complications, no real disappointments, no real anything. There’s lots of teething on … Continue reading
Posted in Prose, Uncategorized
Tagged boy, deathy, devotion, dreams, ghosts, girl, illusions, John Biscello, life, loe, novel, obsession, Prose, story, torch song
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Chet Baker
Noticed the gilded wink and smudge Heaven’s kissprint on the furthest edge of sleek brass holding in its bottomless breath the bluest broken pieces of one man’s clean/cut heart treading blown glass lightly the beck and call of the saddest … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Uncategorized
Tagged chet baker, funny valentine, haiku, jazz, John Biscello, music, photo, poem, Poetry, torch song
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