Inspired by characters and concepts owned by J.K.Rowling. I do not own Sybil Trelawney, I merely imagine her thoughts. Other inspirations from the tragedies iOedipus the King/i, iOedipus at Colonus/i, and iAgamemnon/i.
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Would you cut your nose to spite your face?
If doing otherwise meant an eternity, staring at my enemy?
Yes, but,
I would sooner be Oedipus,
blind to the consequences of my actions
The blind can go forward, wrapped in the confidence
of unknowing
I am cursed by knowing.
The knowledge others seek I would gladly escape
even if I, like Jocasta,
must gouge out my eyes on my own finery
to do so
Knowledge is overrated
What good did knowledge for Cassandra?
Eternally speaking truths to the mocking hordes
She bled her life out, in the end.
Draw the veil and crack the glass
let the cards lie still
pour out the tea, my children-
we have no use for the future now.
Do not waste your lives
in eternal pursuit
of moments that will not be.
Curiosity killed the cat, they say
-I didn't know the beast
but I'd say it wasn't the wanting
that killed, but the having.
Chase after your doom long enough
and you will catch it.
Better to live in ignorance, my child,
than die of knowing
Let the future remain hazy
too much focus isn't good for the soul