What is art 
if not
navigating conversations
Observing patterns 
of thought and behavior
Responding in ways 
that can be received 
by the person sitting in front of me.

This is the craft
you’ll find it 
ad I listen 
In the space that’s held 
for a person
to freely express all that’s in them. 

The light and the dark
the in between.

My craft is understanding 
trauma and its presentations. 

My art is understanding my own.