The Perfect Shuffle
The blind slide of Freudian slips
half and half cut the stack
face up so you can see the words
you have written on the edges
of my three worded stanzas
an intricate complex this is
One by one right then left
right then left
right then left
A scrambled message
I know the answer to
a word on the left side
one word on the top
one word on the right side
the mensa geniuses might find me here
stalking shadows and handing out ultimatums
but the game of the blind leading the blind
just got better
right left right left right left
until you run out of cards
that was One
now do it
seven times
for this is the scientific perfect shuffle
write down the message of the threes
and lets see how long it takes them to figure out the message
for the psychics
for the geniuses
for the politicians
for the gifted
One by One
right handed card on bottom
blind leading the blind
a victom of an intricate complex
something worth figuring to be a secret of art
as every day metaphors of art inspire us poets
One day we will rise
like ashes from the flame
we will be on talk shows and interviewed
about our silly games
of how we teach and humble and set up the modern day
an intricate complex
to protect the world
and to wonder about satanic prevention
am I good or evil?
only one way to find out
go forth and get your deck
write the three words per card
beings dream are the jokers
and when you write your revelation of how it turned out for you
ponder the blind slide
point them in my direction
and they can write their chapter of if they followed me or
the martyr of you!
It's really the perfect shuffle
the keys are way out of reach
don't know how many centuries it will take to uncover the message
but i think its gonna be neat
blind leading the blind from one way to the next to mix them up and reveal and
twist the same message
and I the keeper of the puzzle will claim my fame
in all honesty as I have called out to geniuses
to come help me escape the satellites i'm on
and fake my death
Copyright © Troy Nelson | Year Posted 2006
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