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INVASION
Air is sucked from the lungs
of missing sons and fathers
exit wounds wail
air raid sirens
Fleeing echoes
collapse
on tears of olive trees
Still listening for a bird’s song
to sound the all clear
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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