By Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes
LOSING VOICES
Voices
Are dropping down throats
Bands of gold
swallowed by darkness
We wait for the splash
to ripple into ears
but the well is too deep
to register a whimper of sound
By Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes
LOSING VOICES
Voices
Are dropping down throats
Bands of gold
swallowed by darkness
We wait for the splash
to ripple into ears
but the well is too deep
to register a whimper of sound
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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