#128 Magic

He was the magician, his tricks you'd never realise

You could get an optician to double check your eyes

You could see a psychiatrist to examine your brain

Who'd heartily insist you were indeed quite sane

A philosopher you'd see, and debate the nature of man's being

A scientist in biology would confirm the magician a human being

A gymnastic trainer to confirm the impossibility of such a reflex

A filmographer to let you rewatch visually yet still stay vexed

You see it seemed impossible, what that man could do

You were there for at all, you witnessed the show through

It's been haunting your thoughts, all other ideas tried on the shelf

You went and caught him, to ask the man himself

"Dear magician, entertainer, I must make a request

I could never refrain from calling you the best

Your tricks have troubled my thoughts, and I can't break free

As such I have sought to ask to reveal your secrets to me"

He replied

"Dear entertained, I'm so very glad you enjoyed the show

But for what you have asked I'm sad I can't let you know

Though it may surprise you, in fact I would prefer to be in your position too

Imagine being the only person in the room for whom the magic doesn't hold true?"

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