By Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes
ANGRY WHITE MAN IN MY MIRROR
Angry white men
make my pale skin crawl
taking ugly mug shots
under shrouds
inciting walls
burning their black savior’s cross
Angry white men
make me
want to get a skin graft and breast reduction
pounding grotesque chests
throwing weight around the globe:
Circus elephants
stampeding tents of refugees
they created
Angry white men
make me want to shed the exoskeleton
grow my hair longer than lies they weave
pull the shag carpet off skin heads
before they light a cigar too big to swallow
Start another fire they can’t extinguish
The world is sick
sick with angry white men
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
