By Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes
BENEATH THE BIXBY BRIDGE
Beautified Kerouac
lost his mind
in a cabin beneath the Bixby Bridge
Sleeper waves
wash the grey matter up
onto beaches from Big Sur to Mendocino
A bottle
beaten against rocky coastline
mouthed into foam
by generations of parrots
trained to throw original voices
into Golden Gate into Bay
for crackers
Author note: Jack Kerouac is the acclaimed father of the Beat Generation and writer of the novel, “On the Road.”
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).
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