Magic

The brilliant magician You almost had me Waving that wand seductively from side to side With such effortless finesse Always in tantalizing dress So dangerously hypnotic Magnetized by the way it pulled me in Of majestic intention Oh how you flowed with such elegant deception But you were always the consummate performer And I your willing supporter A connection of natural selection With our future so well in order The brilliant magician You almost had me A master of your craft We laughed Baffling how one could feign a pledge of endless love Knowing the pain it leaves in its aftermath A Broadway show seemingly finished before it started An act only to be attempted by the best of the black hearted The brilliant magician You almost had me So many adoring fans And they admired you more with every trick you turned But the way that one fan sang your praises He said you were the greatest magician he’d ever known And for that he would have gladly parted with his wages Unknowing of my own investment He boasted And there I stood As he promised me you were that good I guess your act never ceases to amaze, it’s What made you such a wizard I’ve never been so injured in all my days The brilliant magician You almost had me The way you shined on the biggest stages And for your final performance In what would be your greatest achievement Waving that wand for a final time Abracadabra! It was a disappearing act for the ages Copyright © 2013 by Daryl R. Gaines. All rights reserved