[se] pushed from the precipice

Alys

"The first it is," said Alys with a smile, tucking away the other deck and beginning to shuffle the lighter one. As Ellyra selected a general reading, Alys nodded and continued to shuffle, first riffling the deck and then beginning to overhand shuffle. It was a steady, habitual thing, the shuffling - and she continued until she felt called to stop. The cards were the ones to tell her when they were ready, not the other way around.

Alys cut the deck and laid three cards face down, then set the rest of the deck aside. She flipped the first card. "The past," she said. The card she revealed showed a picture of a girl balancing atop a spinning wheel. "The Wheel of Fortune. Changes, fate, destiny, karma. What goes up must come down. You've experienced a great deal of change in your life, and you've moved ever forward." She flipped the second card. "The present: the Ten of Pentacles. Success, prosperity, community. You are one small move away from abundance beyond your wildest dreams." And then the third. "The future: the Five of Wands. Competition and conflict. Something is coming that will challenge you and your beliefs." She paused, looking from the cards to Ellyra, allowing the young woman the opportunity to ask questions if she so chose.

sometimes i think all i'm ever doing is
trying to convince myself i'm alive