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.