By Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes
CARNIVAL SEASON
It’s embarrassing
to be an American abroad
when Trump vomits swastikas
on covers of European newspapers
It’s always carnival season
in Washington:
Politicians
have become masks of themselves
throwing plastic beads
to topless figures –
dancing town squares
What troubles me
are the children listening to clowns
picking up fistfuls of confetti
off dirty streets
As if party favors
were precious stones
Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes was born and raised in San Diego, California. He attended Herbert Hoover High School and went on to study Religion and Theology at the University of San Diego. His book Intimate Geography, published by Ragged Sky Press, won the 2012 San Diego Book Award for Poetry. Ish, as he is known, has also written lyrics for German musicians Andrea Hörkens and Thomas Roderburg (Tender Art).
Latest posts by Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes (see all)
- Word’s Out | Geo-Poetic Spaces - December 14, 2018
- Political Love Affair | Geo-Poetic Spaces - December 7, 2018
- Deer Tracks | Geo-Poetic Spaces - November 30, 2018
