fortune teller.

the town soothsayer
wears only black,
and says she knows
more than your children
will ever learn.

she is not impressed
when you show her
the weather app
on your phone,
because she has already
seen it coming.

she makes it a habit
to laught and cry
at least once a day.
even at the risk of
watching corny movies.

her only extravagance
is her hair,
which she pays a stylist to cut.
(it was the only thing
about her her mother
ever said was pretty)

she loves music when
it makes her cry,
and she will spend hours
staring at the moon,
just because it is there.

she will tell you what you
want to hear,
but only on her good days.
the fathers and mothers
avoid her, and tell their children
to steer clear.
they think her black clothes
are a bad influence.

if only they knew
she was wearing it for them.
she is the only one
who remembers their past.