Have You Gone to a Psychic?

I didn’t ask if you believed

just if you’ve ever found yourself,

by chance,

in front of a $5 palm reading sign

and thought,

why not?

She told me I’d meet a man

divorced,

with a child

and I’d fall in love.

Which I did.

She told me I had special powers,

but I’d need to pay more

to unlock my trauma.

Apparently, it blocked my accession

to superior psychic-dom.

My cheap heart wouldn’t

buy that rainbow key

So I battled the storm.

Drank my soul every night.

Left that guy.

And another one after.

Traveled to another country.

Met my one.

Gave birth to two little beauties.

Started seeing stars.

Vertigo caught me.

Fell into the darkest hole.

Took a minute.

Crawled out from the ashes.

I went to see a psychic.

This time, it was me.

She said:

You’re you now.

You can be free.

Best money I never spent.

It brought me

to you.