By Ishmael von Heidrick-Barnes
EVOLUTION OF TIME
Before human beings
followed the snake
winding through dry riverbed
stars were clocks
Before human beings
traced the calligraphy of butterflies
up hillsides ordained as villages
hours tolled
prayers
After human beings
transformed the sacred into cities
time became a transparent commodity
that hacked lives
into air
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
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