By Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes
DEPRECIATION
Driving
with the check engine light on
because auto repair
is grand theft
Like most of the middle class
I’m being written off
road
One man’s loop hole
is another man’s noose
Aren’t we all an overpass away
from walking on freeway?
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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Somewhat off topic, but the vast majority of the time a “check engine” light comes on it just means your emissions system has a fault somewhere. So the car may run fine for quite a long time, it’s just polluting more than it’s designed to.