Fortune Tellers Know
sitting across from me
you are a hanged man
sacrificing one of his eyes
for a chance at a sacred alphabet
at a chance to gamble to decipher
the blueprint of this life
When will you cheat death
and redefine your life
fortunetellers know
when will you meet with your destiny
and perhaps redevelope ytour fate
something fortunetellers know
sitting across from me
dangling on your lifeline
suicidal ghetto jesus
geniusus never had a turn
to turn the teacup
and dizzy up the girl
something the fortune tellers know
roll the dice see it another way
stigmatised and bleeding
the lines blur and decieve you
cant send the rescue
when the newscrew wont do anything
to get caught up in the truth of whose in the midst of the thirteen dead end drive
re work the living will
something the fortune tellers know
I put myself here in this position
i second guessed this ultimatum
i dumbfounded this situation
never wonder why i called it in and noticed when nothing happened
something fortunetellers know
redlights and blue lights
sirens and deadlight
no rescue coming
sickened by it all
left the tips
for the nearly murdered
called the news crew
the deal never called off
the tower fell
the deal with the devil
the day came
help never came
something about dangling on a string
fortune tellers know
nothing about knowing nothing
where to hide
how to pretend
how to lie
how to slide away
where to cry
where no one will see
what disguise for the alibi
the famous never deny the truth
its way out of hand
the fortuneteller knows
how many have reached out
and just need some grounded advice
who knows the reality of their life
cheating death
to escape desperate graves
getting away from yesterday
caught up in today
just to find ou tomorrow never came
too late for their destiny
and you dont have to accept this fate
dangling from this string
rework this alphabet
and bleed into me
reaching out for nothing
blood on our hands
society blackmailed
no big deal
fortunetellers nose bleed
Copyright © Troy Jeremy Nelson | Year Posted 2009
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