The Truth About Psychics

The Truth About Psychics

By Elton Camp

How can people be so easy to deceive
That in “psychics” they will believe?

And somehow even fail to understand
Studies show trickery or sleight of hand

The Amazing Randi is one I much admire
For he sets the charlatans’ coat tails on fire

Hitler was a good example of a believer
But he found astrology to be a deceiver

Nostradamus’ rhymes are just silly stuff
Work only because they’re vague enough

If many general predictions I should make
The right is remembered, but not the mistake

It’s easy and I will right now show the way
Within a year there’ll be a bombing , I say

And an important person will be assassinated
The truth of these, in the news will be related

If I am proven correct in this little rhyme,
Gullible will say, “He knew ahead of time.”

But if my prophecy should happen to fail,
None will recall my quackery so they can rail
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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