Magic

A shell game

A flip of the card

Smoked glass and mirrors

Looking to hard

Now you see it

Now you don't

The soothsayers palace

Surrounded by mote

Knife throwing princess

The blood on the floor

Shattered remembrance

Skittered on the floor

A hat for a rabbit

A sleeve for a dove

Where we stand together

There'll always be love

I concentrate hard

Slight of God's hand

Wondering how

We met our end

What was the ruse

Lost within

Pixie dust showers

Wherever we've been

So someone please tell me

How it just disappears

Most magical moments

Most magical tears

Now you see it

Now you don't

The promises whispered

The fear and the hope

The flip of a card

Slight of God's hand

Illusions perfected

Goodbye my friend

Author's Note

A concept I'm afraid I will lose if I don't get something down. It is wrought of Qaeda heartfelt framework.

Reviews

[joshua deathdealer]

I loved the rhythmic scheme and the images that were flashed, all pointing to the same message. I like the choppiness if you will.. It gives this poem a lot of character. Excellent work Rusty.

[Matt "Mickey" Denney]

I really enjoyed this piece and the way that you wrote in in rhyme. Original and fascinating :) Awesome work!

[Tasha]

The rhythm is amazing in this piece, I loved the images and narration. Wonderful write.

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. well, dear poet, i have to say the rhythm is amazing in this piece ... it has a very "now you see it, now you don't" feel to it ... which is the essence of magic ... i loved all the images and the narration too ... this is an exquisite piece ... perhaps you could chisel it a bit at some point ... since you have a great felicity with words ... i don't know precisely how though ... but i know that if i had your language skills, i'd think i could make any piece better the next day ... :) ...

[Rusty]

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