The Beauty of Chaos

la beauté du chaos when the ant farm is shaken--- when there’s a fire in the theatre when there’s word of an epidemic when there’s been a car accident when there’s been a fight in the parking lot when a plane has just crashed when a storm hits when the electricity goes out for blocks when the dogs break their leashes & go to find their prospective owners when the prison doors are broken when the pitchforks & torches come when the glass is shattered & the pieces are dealt out for maiming when the soldiers go AWOL when the bank is robbed when the businessman is attacked & mugged in an alley when the mall is looted when the streets are filled with rioters when the plague takes its toll when the rivers overflow when the dynamite blows when the guns go off repeatedly when the switchblades are pulled when the teeth are gnashed when the screams amplify when the lies try to overshadow the pure horror & genuine panic when the heart beats faster than it ever has before when the sweat pours & the jittery nerves shudder when all that people call “faith” is lost.