By Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes
DRAWN
I’m drawn
to divided cities
where roads end in amputations
town squares cleaved
lives bifurcated
Walk into walls
that ache with separation
anxiety oozing through bricks
A yearning of such force
it slits through wrists
breaks barricades
scales fences
I am drawn
because buffer zones between
individuals and geography
are charged with electrical impulses
Drawn
because freedom
surges through reinforced concrete
revives failing heartlands
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)
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