I thought I had control of my life

Poetry by Dr. Terrell Neuage © 2025 Adelaide, Australia

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I thought
I had control
of my life
freewill
filled the palms
of my hands
I wanted you
so I meditated
prayed
subliminal tapes
essential oils
charts, cards, spells
saw us together
When I was well prepared
I took my hands full of freewill
and positive resourcefullness to your door
But you showed me your free will
by close it
and loving someone else
leaving me shivering in the snow
once again.




I thought
I had control
of my life
freewill
filled the palms
of my hands
I wanted you
so I meditated
prayed
subliminal tapes
essential oils
charts, cards, spells
saw us together
When I was well prepared
I took my hands full of freewill
and positive resourcefullness to your door
But you showed me your free will
by close it
and loving someone else
leaving me shivering in the snow
once again.
(c) terrell neuage-ADSIT   5/1976 Baltimore Maryland   PHOTO some musuem ouside of Baltimore 9/1977

 

 

 

 

 

 

About Dr. Terrell Neuage

Dr. Terrell Neuage, (dual citizen USA/Australia) is a South Australian poet, writer, and digital artist known for his evocative poetry and extensive research on conversational analysis in on-line communciations (including communication in the AI era; from sharing information to making sense of it). His best-selling autobiographies; Leaving America (Before the After) & Leaving Australia (after) – exploring life as a hippie, brother in a California Cult (Holy Order of MANS) as Brother Terrell Adsit, Astrolger (40-years) to non-believer, and adventures in Australia, single parent, tofu manufacturer/street artist, China, the USA & fifty+ other countries. From high school drop out at age 16, back to school at age 44 to PhD from the University of South Australia at age 58.

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