Christopher Flaherty Poet Free verse

Fortune Teller Medium Tea Leaf Card Reader

I don't exactly know the how or why

I can't even explain it

But i have or was given a gift

I am a fortune teller / medium

I can read card's
Decipher tea leaves

Predict and tell the future

And converse with the dead

Wow can you talk to god as well ?

Or are you in fact rather a fraudulent snake oil griffter 
con-artist 

Who scrapes a living off the insecurities
and vulnerabilities of the longing and loss of the distraught

Because otherwise you would know what
lies ahead of you in your future

And if as the saying goes payback and karma is 
a son of a dog

Then may i suggest you take an eternity
of treats with you for the journey because
you are bound for a long old stretch in the 
dog house fed on a diet of humble pie

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David Kavanagh August 5, 2020 at 1:45 PM Guess what advert popped up under your poem as I was reading it, (Mary & Christian telepathic duo) pair of bleedin grifters as you say above, they must be trolling your poems, I enjoyed this one Christopher, cheers David Christopher Flaherty August 6, 2020 at 1:09 PM Mary & Christ Well with names like that they must be 100% genuine then. Cheers David

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart August 5, 2020 at 5:39 AM I like this. I put a lot more faith in a good card reader than any ancient text or ancient text conveyer telling me my place. xomo Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart August 6, 2020 at 4:08 PM soupmailed ya... Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart August 6, 2020 at 3:58 PM Yup... Christopher Flaherty August 6, 2020 at 1:18 PM So would i P.T so would i regarding ancient text that is a different story altogether . On the flip side i would also admit they generally put people's mind at rest and provide those in need of such services some relief. Only problem i have is it is hocum not factual

Anne-Lise Andresen August 5, 2020 at 3:33 AM - Some has this gift ... and I think it's exciting ... a humorous ending ... a great poem, Christopher :) - // Anne-Lise :) Christopher Flaherty August 6, 2020 at 1:31 PM Cheers Anne-Lise My Aunt is a Tarrot Card reader I am just an eternal sceptic of anything and everything Captain kill joy if you will at your service. Tried to lighten the end up with a bit of humour glad you liked it thanks