765 - The Psychic

Sunday Whirl (Wordle #183) presents a list of words

that we must incorporate in a writing piece.  

The words this week are:

shine, crazy, diamond, martyr, seer, secret,

laughter, prisoner, childhood, steel, stranger, shadow

The Psychic

She sat quietly, reflectively.

She could see what was coming.

Around her a small crowd had gathered.

A man, a farmer, speaks up: 

“Tell us", he asks, "of the seasons.”

The sun will shine but ever more so,

The earth will crack and dry;

Even shadows will be crisp and hot,

The crops will wilt and die.

The crowd murmured anxiously,

Unhappy with her words.

A woman asked 

“Will there be wealth?”

You will have enormous wealth,

Diamonds, gold and silken thread,

But none of this will feed you,

And you’ll die both rich and underfed.

The woman called her crazy 

And stormed away in pain,

While a nervous laughter 

Rippled through the crowd.

A soldier stepped forward.  

“And what of us, defenders of the realm?”

She was quiet a while before she spoke.

You are a martyr to another’s dream,

A pawn on a checkered board;

It’s no secret that you are used

For the benefit of our lords.

A small child then asked, nervously

“What of me?  What do you see for me?”

Your childhood is an illusion

Your future even more so;

You will forever be a prisoner 

To the will of the status quo.

Finally, a stranger to the village spoke up.

“Is there anything to give us hope?”

She looked at him blankly before saying:

Will the people steel themselves

To take control of their daily things?

Will they tackle the issues

And bear the pain this brings?

Probably not, 
she added, underneath her breath.

The crowd, unhappy with the message,

Regardless of its truth,

Then beat the seer to death.

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© J Cosmo Newbery 2014

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