Art, Apathy, & Endurance
What happens when you have been creating art for so long the fire dies?
14 | Equilibrium | The Deck of N0NE
As an artist who has been writing and creating and producing for well over two decades, I have found myself searching for something bigger or greater or deeper.
I have yet to find that thing. I write everyday, I show up for performances and talks and work. But for whatever reason, I don’t care about any of it. I’m silently moving through life, invisible and yet hyper-visible. It’s a weird balancing act of performance and solitude.
This reminds me of the 14 in The Deck of N0NE, a reminder to “trust divine timing…Our ability to adapt can teach us our cycles of life and death and encourage patience with our current path.” - The Book of N0NE
Endurance is a call to move through the apathy and continue on. So in my echoing reality of IDGAF, I continue to write. I continue to create. Maybe it’s the habit of it, a practiced chatter I can commit to page and forget. Or maybe it’s the divine call to find balance and trust that theirs a larger plan. Honestly, I have no idea and we’ll all see if the Universe is in fact “working for my highest good”.
In the meantime, I do what sparks some semblance of an interest and work on writing through it. Below is a short excerpt from a collection of poems I’m working on, snaking its way out of my brain onto the page.
Black In Lovecraft Land By: Imani Sims
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