vegetarian eats the system

As far as I could imagie

was never far enough to place me here:

I was prospecting in a small town up north

The circus had left a small tent behind

I peeked inside, looking for direction

There was a gypsy sitting naked in front

of a crystal ball she was fondling

She had my portraits tattooed on her breasts

it was impossible not to notice, even for a man

She said my future was mapped out in my hands

would I put them on my portraits - to know

I remembered her from some distant time

(when we were children it was her dolls

I had sacrificed to Dionysus

during school recess at Shenendehowa Central School, Clifton Park New York, and she never forgave)

I didn't want my future told

I knew where all the doors were

AND THAT IS ALL ONE NEEDS TO KNOW TO GET OUT

As I left the tent

I felt Charon's hot laughter behind me

and turned just in time to watch the tent

disappear into the screaming mist

Before long I did forget it all

until tonight when my concupiscent concubines

came home and said a gypsy was looking for me

to tell my future

she was no longer smiling

Now I know it's my end - because I sacrificed

to the wrong god so long ago

like we all do to bring about our end

Copyright Terrell Neuage, 4-17-04 VICTOR HARBOR, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

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About Dr. Terrell Neuage

Terrell Neuage, (dual citizen USA/Australia) is a South Australian/New York 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 ountries. From high school drop out, Shenendehowa Central School, Clifton Park, New York at age 16, back to school at age 44 (BA & Masters from Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia) to PhD from the University of South Australia at age 58 to knocking on your door at age 77.

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