Magic Man

magicians...

Some say he is a magic man. I know he is a magician.

 

His mind is twisted into some other realm,

and he can do what no other spectator has seen before.

 

He can make a woman disappear and come back

 hacked into pieces.

 

He can pull a lever and make the entire stage fall into darkness,

just in time for his escape.

 

However, sometimes his tricks go awry.

 

One night, for example, the woman never became whole again.

The next night, he never came back from his great escape

 

Some say he is a cursed man. I know he is a curse.

 

The town hasn’t been silent since he arrived in November.

The day was blustery.

Leaves littered the streets and blew up into swirls as the clouds scuffled behind them like billows of smoke from a fire.

 

Two murders were reported that week.

 

One was a beautiful woman, highly esteemed in the town. She had a secret, though.

 

The second was the mayor’s daughter. It was the eve of her sixth birthday when she was reported missing.

 

A street sweeper found her the next morning and her eyes had turned black as a raven. To this day, no one knows what caused that.

 

 

Some say he is a monstrous man. I know he is no monster.

 

He is as human as you or I, but he has tricks up his sleeve.

 

You see, he is a magician.

 

 

Author's Note

2nd posting, hurray for restoration!

Reviews

[Andromeda]

I love this! a story version would be incredible

[Bailey]

This is good! If you could find a way to turn it into a story, that would be awesome, but I also like it just the way it is. Morals are hidden here! Me gusto! :)

[Carlee]

I like this! It seems like it would make a really good story. It's creative, unique, and spawns many plot bunnies >D plus it has that whole 'looking at the bigger picture/the human psyche' vibe going on, which is awesome.