Joseph Lascola

Distance Joseph Lascola

"Distance" is Joseph's first published collection of poetry. Made up of 69 poems, "Distance" deals with subjects like Love, Hate, Loneliness, Depression, the author's undying love for his first love Jordan, and the Desire to be with her once again. It also includes Joseph's first short story, "The Old Man and Time". Another poem from this book "Emails" includes actual messages written by Joseph and Jordan. With his dark way of writing about love in all its forms and variations Joseph has created a depressingly lovely book of poetry. "The thought of not having you is hard to swallow." "When I think of it, it causes me to choke." "Love puts you in a carThat will eventually crash." "I've come to the conclusionLove is an illusion." Joe decided to write distance after breaking up with his first love as a way to deal with the pain. "The decision didn't come instantly after the break up, I was just writing one day and figured why not make a book." In his spare time Joe likes to play drums and read Edgar Allan Poe. "I still haven't given up hope; for the band, this book, and Jordan." "I ruined the future but I still have an ounce of hope for that as well", "But first I gotta fix myself before I try to fix anything else."