The Turn

The magician's assistant is

here, cut in three. 

I am the famed magician.

I am the one you came to see. 

This is my first and only show.

The rumors move fast and I move slow. 

I don't try to compete with time.

My tricks are real and I don't lie.  

Here is the greatest trick I know: 

What you came to see.

My assistant cut in three.

Be a good sport and 

volunteer. 

And don't worry about any 

piercing pain.

And don't dream about any 

artistic fame.

As far as I know you are just a prop.

And these people out there,

they are rooting you drop. 

The touch of 

death is nice and soft.

Volunteer. 

Be a good sport.

Here's the greatest truth I know:

My tricks are real and my 

magic frail.

The lady that I cut in three

will never be.

3/30/2015