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The Forest, the Lot and the Carpetbagger


"The Forest, The Lot and The Carpetbagger"

In the middle
of it all, in 
The Forest,
I was asked
by a soothsayer
to choose 
a number

1, 2 or 3. 

I said 
in all sincerity,
“that’s a bad number, 3.
someone always feels
left out discarded; now
if you get down to it,
about playing cards, 

well 1, 
is rather obscure,
concealed, 
not easily expressed, 
or understood, 
no fun, just 1, 
waiting for the deal 

to be delivered, 
to be done, 
you could wait forever, 
as just number 1, where's 
the fun in the dance
as the unknown, unseen 
stoic 1."

So I chose 2,
me and my shadow
2, I’d bring the 
other with me 
like a pair of 
socks, well matched
walking off the page

walking off
win-win 
with the shining
light, the payload,
the winnings,
the lot, at end of day
like a carpetbagger,

when fortune 
tempts fate 
walking its 
very very fine line, 
Risk asks for the payoff 
and in exchange,
for trust and faith,

the long night 
and dreary day 
over all are saved;
opportunity knocks,
the door opens
it is now 
unlocked,

I walk through,
poetically speaking, 
I manifest the lot.

(LadyLabyrinth / 2023)



"An Event Destined to Happen in Your Lifetime"/White Feather Tarot

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