Image: “Prophetess” by Alphonse Mucha.
Madame Pulver stares over her glasses
‘The cards,’ she says, ‘the cards.’
She sighs as her eyes take in
The revelation before her.
‘Oh no, oh dear.’
CONFLICT
The word echoes round the room
Cements itself in my brain.
What follows is spell binding
My landlord wants to up the rent
The electricity company demand
My ex wants more
Ha, as if!!
My loves desert me
One vanishes
One in a huff prances off
One falls ill
But but but I say
Then I remember Madame’s final words
‘The women at your door
Find themselves on the wrong side
They’ll want out not in.’
Written for: http://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2015/01/01/prophetess-tale-weaver/
Wow. The ending lines are a real punch in the gut, that’s for sure! Also appreciated the protest mid-poem: “but … but … but”. The presentation really makes Madame Pulver’s words to seem so much more final. Very nicely done — as always! 😀
Thanks Jen, happy new year to you.
And there is an element of truth in it too. I had my cards read a year ago and conflict is what I remember.
Well, I was afraid to comment on whether some of it was real-life … there’s an element of bravery in getting your cards read too.
I “dabbled” in tarot a while back and one of the FIRST cards I drew in my first reading was the Death card! Now, I realize that the death card doesn’t necessarily mean death — it means “change”. But it creeped me out for weeks and weeks — no more card readings for me!
Know what you mean conflict has stayed with me too, there was other stuff but I don’t remember any of it.
I just remember the “death” part!
I love having my cards read, haven’t done so for a while. What on earth did you do that they want out?!
It’s the way the cards fell. Happy new year Jenny.
Does this mean you have a dead-bolt on the outside of your door?
Brave to have your cards read! How long does the Conflict aspect last? Forever? Until the next reading? I haven’t had anything to do with Tarot myself in a very long time!
Happy 2015. Hope it’s conflict free!
Hmmm……you have been spying on me? How did you know about the deadbolt? But no I jest, no deadbolt, no locks, they come and go and in some cases most importantly I went!
Madame Pulver must have shortened her name from Pulverized cause that what she did to that poor fellow. May all the conflicts be lost in the old year and only peace find your door and want in this year.
Thanks Debi, I think that’s a good way to look at this new year. Best wishes for 2015.
Perhaps out is better… ? 😉
In hindsight yes.
Such an unhappy reading … I think I’d change my prophetess …