From Writing Notebook 2021, published in 2022.
Try Out This Version of Your Future
When called upon by the psychic
the spirits present this scenario:
So say you’re a thirty-year-old guy
swimming inside a perfume bottle
hoping to avoid being spritzed into oblivion
whereas in normal times you are just a fellow
with a fatuous cough
some legal troubles
five pairs of khaki pants
teeth
but no dental plan
and in fact
no plan for much of anything right now
being that you have this perfume bottle problem
now
the only thing you don’t have to worry about is
body odor
unless you run up against someone with a scent allergy
in which case
you have absolutely nothing going for you at all and
what remains of your existence will be spent
in a futile attempt
to fasten your lifejacket correctly
What the psychic said to the seeker:
I would advise
staying clear of perfume counters.
10/27/21
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Always good advice I think. (K)
You know, sometimes the weirdest things happen in the most ordinary places and then ordinary is, for that person who went through the experience, well, it gets a whole new dimension that nobody else understands (this happens to me a lot, I seem to carry around associations for a long time). So – back to perfume, I don’t like it, I guess you can tell??!!
I’m allergic to it. So I’m not fond of it either.
My husband is also allergic. And though I’m not I really dislike the scent of them in the air ( i don’t find it much different than air fresheners and the like which I also hate -oops, sorry perfume industry, but that is what I think).
And perfumed detergents, too…even lotion is sometimes perfumed. You have to examine labels carefully.
Yes, you are so right. I am allergic to some ingredients in various medications (antibiotic ointments, for example) and they actually make the condition worse if I am not careful.
Hehe! That poor guy. I think it is pretty sound advice from the psychic!
I think if I were a psychic this would be my preferred style of predictions. Just cut to the chase.