Chaos Theory

Words. Analysis. Curiosity.
Give form to the chaos
that is an artist's brain.
Grappling. Dancing. Conflicting
modalities of being.
Eliminator of Chaos? No.
More like, translator.
Between worlds.
Words become ideas.
Ideas become strategy.
Strategy becomes operationalized
Programmatic work.
Officer of the program. Programmer of the
Resources. Resource the under-resourced.
Convene the invisible.
Give voice to those whose voices
Have always been there; voices
Who have been silenced, now, at last
Heard. From out of another's
Perceived chaos.
Translate between worlds.
Heard. Expressed. Seen.

This was written in response to being asked to reflect on a conversation about arts education advocacy and to communicate that response in a creative way paired with this image of chaos theory to show the uncertainty of the COVID pandemic.

​(Image: A light source is affixed to the end of a double pendulum in a long-exposure shot, showing the chaotic path of its motion. Cristian V./Wikimedia Commons/Creative Commons)